Leslie and I are going to Italy for the week, ending with the famous Borgo a Mozzano Halloween Part at the Devil’s bridge. David joins us on Wednesday. Then we’re off to Sweden on 1 November.
We said our goodbyes and Giuliana was crying as we left Pieve di Cerreto Saturday morning. Now we’re in Amsterdam, just about to depart for Boston. We managed to find the train and take a little walk around the city. Lots of english speaking and “spikey shoes” as Bella pointed out. We were happy to find good Thai food!
We made one last visit to our favorite pool today… Bella swam for about 4 hours, stopping only for a hike down the hill to eat lunch and gelato. Now that we know the short cut, it only took a cono di gelato’s worth of time to get back up to the spa.
Our last meal here for the summer… Quadroni rossi al gorgonzola
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Isabella’s school friend Ian and his parents Ani & Jim took the train from Florence to meet us in Lucca today for lunch, gelato, granita, tea, and aperitivo, interspersed with the Duomo, San Giovanni, San Michele and San Freddiano.
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Dig up the duomo
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Ha intagliato il cocomero
After that huge lunch, I took a walk up to Rocca, and then a nap. And when I woke up, it was time for dinner. More panzanella, more grilled meat and potatoes, more macedonia… Just like when we’d visit our Italian family in Memphis… non stop eating!
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Bella and the kids picked big bowls of blackberries between lunch and dinner…
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