On our way to Italy we ate lunch above Lake Lucerne
and drove through beautiful mountains.
and drove through beautiful mountains.
Our first night in Italy, we found a great local restaurant in Morimondo
and tried our first limoncello.
and tried our first limoncello.
The next day we arrived in Anghiari, a typical Tuscan hill town.
Paul is walking up to the village.
Paul is walking up to the village.
Where to eat?
Trattoria del Priore
Via Roma, 13
Morimondo, Italy
Our favorite pizzaría served a wonderful antipasta plate.
We went to La Verna,
the monastery of St. Francis.
the monastery of St. Francis.
The views from the mountain were fabulous.
After the monastery we headed for the Chestnut festival in Caprese Michelangelo, the birth place of the artist. Vicki is feeding a chestnut to a wild boar's head.
This was our view during our lunch
of wild boar on pasta and
local sausages with broad beans.
of wild boar on pasta and
local sausages with broad beans.
and Carma & Ken did some souvenir shopping.
and the beautiful town of San Gimigniano had some of the best.
The streets were tiny!
EuroChocolate festival in Perugia. . .
where Carma and two new friends won
a chocolate contest.
a chocolate contest.
Paul stood in front of the Duomo in Florence. . .
while Vicki made new friends with the handsome military cadets.
We decided to do Venice right and entered the city on a ferry.
on the Adriatic sea.
We watched the gondollas pass
under our bridge.
under our bridge.
The sunset as we left was magical.