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Dinner Senese

Perfetto. Course 0: salad of fresh tomato, cucumber, onion, garlic, bread Wine: Pinot noir prosecco Course 1: tuna tartare with anchovies and peanut sauce Wine: Pinot grigio Course 2: steamed calamari with basil, squash and tomato Wine: Gevurztraminer Course 3: prawns with bacon over beans Course 4: Monkfish with jellyfish flakes, tomatoes and gnocchi Wine: […]

Posted 20 July 2007 § bibita § cibo § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

Tre Cristi

This is the best restaurant I’ve found in Italy. Or in the world, for that matter.

Posted 20 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

cena con Nicoletta è Daniele

Tonight we had dinner with our real estate agent and her boyfriend. She is really nice and helpful, and a great friend. And when we got home, there were 2 hedgehogs playing with the cat food!

Posted 19 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

Olio extravergine di oliva

Today we also drove around the Lucca hills looking for an olive oil factory. We finally found one that was open and not too busy, the last one on our list! The woman, Carla, was so nice she gave us a quick little tour. I will definitely come back here!

Posted 19 July 2007 § bibita § cibo § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

Terme di Montecatini

The actual spa, the one that’s in Fellini’s 8 1/2 is a large park with several very old buildings. Here you feel transported about 100 years. As Katya would say… “BEAUTIFUL!”

Posted 19 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

homemade breakfast

jenn made us french toast with our fresh eggs and bread from dinner last night. topped with blackberry-balsamic vinegar preserves, and melon. yummmmmm!

Posted 19 July 2007 § cibo § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

acqua minerale

On our drive back from modena today we took a very scenic route through the mountains At one point we drove through San Pellegrino, but there was nowhere to pull over to get a photo of the sign, and there was no sign for leaving the town! From what we saw though there were a […]

Posted 18 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

Modena’s Angels

We just happened to walk by…

Posted 18 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena

Posted 18 July 2007 § foto ‡ Comments (0) °

la colazione in modena

Bella ordered herself cioccolata freddo to go with the fragola

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