THE AMALFI COAST
We generally carry our lunch and find a good spot for a midday picnic. On this day just as we started to eat, an older German couple asked if they could join us. We had a good time talking with them, all of us struggling somewhat with the language barrier, but it certainly provided […]
THE BIG EYE
“It is not JUST coffee.” I can confirm that the travel guides are right about rules for drinking coffee here. We have had a number of cappuccinos, every one of them so far has been a masterpiece of preparation, including the ones we bought at travel stops. (I have mastered “Due cappuccino portale” – or […]
BEAUTIFUL MAY WEATHER IN ITALY
We are on the bus and it is a long ride to from Venice to Lucca. While I am still feeling the effects of the morning cappuccino, I figured I would do some blogging. Unfortunately, I could not come up with an eye-grabbing headline. The weather has been mostly perfecto… Our first tour day morning […]
ITALIAN GROCERY SHOPPING – ATTACKS HERE THE WRONG LABEL
We always try and keep Marcy’s commitment to healthy eating in mind, so before we came here we decided to check out Italian grocery stores. This led us to a YouTube video on fruit and vegetable purchasing protocol. The short summary is “Don’t a Touch!” In large chains, we were told that you will find […]
ON LEARNING ITALIAN
When we booked this trip last summer, I purposed that I would learn enough to get by. I got a Duolingo account, bought Rick Steves’ phrase book and got a copy of Pimsular Italian. I confess that I was a bit lax, but come on, I should at least get past “bonjourno”… Is it “hello?”, […]
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ITALY – SHOES AND CIGARETTES
Italian customs is the easiest we have ever encountered. If I had not said “bonjourno” (to Marcy’s chagrin) we would have probably gotten through with just the sound of the agent’s imprint stamp striking our new passports and nary a word. Last year, we flew home from Linate, which is Milan’s answer to Laguardia – […]
