Category Archives: Our trip to Italy 2013

We set off this morning after our Italian breakfast in search of the Chiesa di San Sigismundo.  We found it situated next to the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world, founded in 1088.  An awfully busy location, … Continue reading →

We were picked up at our hotel at 7 am here in Bologna to start our Italian Days Food Experience…..(that would be 10 pm back home).  We went south of Modena to a cheese factory where they make these massive … Continue reading →

With our destination looming before us, we march forward with determination to meet the challenge. We were almost sidetracked by a demonstration in the street that was on our same route.  Doug needed a little restraining to keep from joining … Continue reading →

Today is Tuesday, May 7th, it’s 11:45 pm here and I’m very tired so excuse the short post.  We said good bye to Venice and our home on the Canareggio Canal for the past 5 days. We took the bullet … Continue reading →

Had an encounter of the seedy kind today. I was innocently purchasing some wine at a local market when a large commotion erupted behind me. Apparently some dastardly subject attempted to DOUBLE BAG the rest of the groceries (tequila) we … Continue reading →

In the previous post, ignore the computer code nonsense in the post.  I can’t figure out how to eliminate that stuff.  Skip to the youtube link below the nonsense and click on that to witness firsthand the craziness that is … Continue reading →

Imagine being a gondolier trying to maneuver amongst the big power boats.  Yikes! Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; … Continue reading →

Here is a classic example of wine pairing……Doug pairing a bottle of wine with both sour cream and regular Pringles!