Lake Como & Surrounds
View from our Airbnb
6" to spare on either side of the car in our garage
Barcelona GP on the big screen
Beautiful Varenna
E-bike ride from mountain top to lakes
Above the Gates of Heaven
Headed to Villa Balbianello
Villa Balbianello
Ferrari Museum in Maranello
F1 Simulator
San Gimignano & Siena
Florence
First evening in Florence
Climbing to the top of the Duomo Dome
Dome descent
Loving the wine window
Walking to the Uffizi
Uffizi
One of his favs
View from the Corridor
Corridor above the Ponte Vecchio
Vivoli affogato bar
Finding the meaning
Cooking in Florence
We joined a local chef and made fresh tagliatelle pasta, spinach ricotta ravioli, and tiramisu.
All were prepared from fresh local ingredients. So much fun and so delicious.
All were prepared from fresh local ingredients. So much fun and so delicious.
Fresh local ingredients
Creating stiff egg whites for the tiramisu cream
Grace added lemon zest and Nate's adding Parmigiano Reggiano
Learning how to fill and cut the ravioli
Fresh tomato and basil sauce with fresh stracciatella
They claimed victory in the cooking battle against their parents
Venice
Rialto Bridge
Our lovely terrace
Fish Market
View from the Rialto
St. Mark's Basilica
Early morning walks bring cats and far less people
Afternoon boat ride
Gondola Shop
St Mark's Basilica
Amazing mosaics throughout
Doges Palace
Love the two calendar dials
View from the Bridge of Sighs (on the way to the prison)
Prison corridors
Glass Blowing in Venice & a Visit to Murano Island
We listened and learned, then practiced
