I am on a train heading home. Home as you all know is currently Lucca. Yesterday we were in Venezia, or Venice. Then we went to Vicenza for one night, then left on a bus to Padova, or Padua, then got on this train where we are headed to Firenze, or Florence. This train’s final [...]
tomato |təˈmātō; -ˈmätō|
July 24th, 2009
All Things Italian
July 19th, 2009
As part of my ongoing commitment to experience all things Italian, I coerced Luc into going horseback riding with me this week. We were picked up and taken to a private stable in the Tuscan hills. There we met the warm and welcoming Franco. This was not a touristy commercial trail ride business, these were [...]
Cinque Terre
July 14th, 2009
As I had mentioned in my previous post, this week has had a lot of action. In amongst beaches, mud baths, and hookers, we saw Dave Matthews and Lenny Kravitz. Both rockin’ concerts that we thoroughly enjoyed! We are also Tour de France central here with Dwayne using the TV and the computer, trying to [...]
Where do I begin…?
July 10th, 2009
It has been a busy week for me and I am not sure where to begin.
Last Friday the boys and I did a ‘Hilltop town’ road-trip and drove to Volterra, San Gimignano, and Siena. It was a beautiful day and we still had our rental car. Dwayne drives like a true Italian, and seems pretty [...]
Numbers Game
July 4th, 2009
There are 71 steps to our apartment.
We went up 230 steps to get to the top of the Torre Guinigi
And to celebrate Canada Day, we did 850 steps up and down in the Grotto di Vento (Wind Caves). If the world is Luc’s classroom then this was science class. Subject:Speleology
The caves are in the Apuan [...]