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Today we fly home from Italy – our three generation vacation that was three years in the making. Last night, after getting the kids settled for bed, Paul and I went out for a quick bite to eat. A last … Continue reading
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Today we slept in late and then spent the day exploring the main island. I took the vaporetto twice to San Marco – S. Zaccharia trying to make my way to San Lazaro island, but was unsuccessful. San Lazaro is … Continue reading
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Wireless at the hotel is up and running again. We are staying in the annex of the hotel, which is a separate building with more of an apartment feel. We have our own front door key to the building, and … Continue reading
Today (Monday) we drove from Parma to Venice, dropped off our rental car, and successfully navigated ourselves onto the vaporetto with all of our luggage and ultimately made our way to the hotel. The kids LOVE Venice…the boats, the pigeons … Continue reading
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On Sunday we checked an item off our bucket list: a visit to a Parmesan cheese factory and a Parma ham producer. It was such a busy and exciting day, that I needed a night to process the day before … Continue reading
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Today we left Monte Melino after saying arrivederci to Megan, Lino, Isabella and Ugo the dog at Villa Rosa. Miss M was sad to leave Isabella and the pool….she really enjoyed the past week. We drove a few hours through … Continue reading
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Fitting that on our last day at the villa, Paul contributes a guest post on the beauty of this place: First of all, let me take a minute to thank my lovely wife for keeping this blog. It’s been a … Continue reading
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This morning, Papa watched D as Paul, Grandma, Miss M and I ventured out to find La Pucciarella, a local vineyard on the Strada del Vino – Trasimeno. We got lost on our way there, which typically would be fine, … Continue reading
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Some images of our life here in Umbria…explanations in no particular order. The chickens at Villa Rosa and rooster which makes a racket every morning. An image of Villa Rosa in the distance; La Casetta, the cottage we’re staying in, … Continue reading
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Today we traveled 45 minutes to the town of Assisi. First stop was two espressos for Paul and I…the 1 Euro espressos are the best! Then, the church and crypt of Saint Chiara where there was a chapel dedicated to … Continue reading
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Today (July 11,) Grandma, Paul and I spent the morning in Deruta, about a 20 minute drive from the villa. Deruta is the home of hand-painted ceramics and their pottery can be found in restaurants and stores around the globe. … Continue reading
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Today (July 10) the kids spent the morning in the pool at the villa while Paul and I went on a hike. It took us 45 minutes to go up Monte Penna (which translates roughly to feather in the cap.) … Continue reading
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A few notes on some random topics: The weather has been hot with clear blue skies. Very, very hot. The day we were in Pico, the car read 42 C which I think is 107 F. Most of the other … Continue reading
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After breakfast and a quick dip in the pool, we drove 90 minutes to Orvieto. Orvieto is a medieval city perched on top of tufa rock from the Etruscan period. We stopped along the way to fill up the car … Continue reading
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On Sunday we spent the entire day in Monte Melino. We woke to the bright sun beaming through our open windows and hearing many sounds of animals. We’re guessing that we heard cows and pigs, but not sure. Definitely seeing … Continue reading
Ciao! The Lilla family has connectivity again! If I sit at the main house of the villa, outside on a bench under the kitchen window, the wireless works. So I’ve spent a good part of the day here uploading pictures … Continue reading
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Today (July 6) is our last day on the Amalfi coast, so we had a quick breakfast and hopped on a bus to Amalfi. From Amalfi we took a high speed boat to the island of Capri (it stopped briefly … Continue reading
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(July 5) Today we hired Tony, our driver from yesterday, to bring us to Ravello – a town on the Amalfi coast which is different than Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Minori and others because it is high up in the mountains. … Continue reading
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Today (July 7) we start the third leg of our trip. At 8am we left Minori via van and picked up our rental car in the city of Salerno. The trip for Minori to Salerno, along the Amalfi coast, made … Continue reading
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(July 6) I’d had three hours sleep and although my eyes are heavy, I just could not get to sleep. So, at 5:30am I ventured out of the hotel room to see Minori in the early morning hours. The full … Continue reading
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This morning we finished laundry at the apartment and got ready for our second leg of the trip: the small town of Minori on the Amalfi coast. We chose Minori since it has beach versus rocks (better for the kids,) … Continue reading
It’s currently the 5th of July and we’re heading to the hillside town of Ravello this morning and to Cetera (pronounced che-tah-rah) to visit with friends in the afternoon. I’ve written an update on our travels from Rome to Minori … Continue reading
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Including some pictures from July 3rd in Rome. The video of salami heaven might have to wait until we return to the States. Sistine chapel ceiling Zucchini flowers Pasta with sheeps milk cheese and pepper … Continue reading
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The first half of today was spent in Vatican City, the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population. Paul, the kids, and I, had pre purchased 9am tickets for the Vatican Museum since Big D really … Continue reading
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Hot, hot, hot! The weather has averaged 96F every day in Rome. We’re taking advantage of all the “nasoni” around the city dispensing cold water, and of course had gelato again at one of the oldest gelaterias in Rome, Giolitti … Continue reading
Happy to toss coins and cool down at the fontana di Trevi
A collection of pictures from a busy day 2 in Rome. D and the gladiators at the Coloseum Inside the Coloseum Outside Sts Cosmos and Damiano Basilica Pizza, mozzarella and more Enjoying trofie al pesto Campo dei Fiori … Continue reading
Dinner was awesome. Don’t know where to begin to describe it. At Obika in the Campo dei fiori , we dined at a FOAK (first of a kind) mozzarella bar. Started with the “gran degustazione” aka grand tasting of 5 … Continue reading
Today we walked to La Bocca Della Verita but didn’t wait in the long line to put a hand in the mouth. At Circus Maximus we saw set up for tonight’s Euro Cup finals (italy vs spain) which will be … Continue reading
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