Sighignola, Italy
Melo and Franca helped us find new and different activities to do in the area during our time in Italy. Melo was right … it …
28 Sep
Beauty Parlor in Italian
Beauty Parlor in Italian
Well…every trip seems to have at least one very memorable experience that we would all like to forget. Our experience involved frying my mom’s curling …
27 Sep
Calzone at Pizzeria Balognett
Calzone at Pizzeria Balognett
After our 6 hour road trip and time in Venice, we headed back to Pizzeria Balognett for a late dinner. This time Melo asked us …
27 Sep
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
Today, we took a long road trip to the other shore of Italy – Venice. My mom’s only request on this trip was to take …
26 Sep
Cooking lesson with Franca – Cream Catalana
Cooking lesson with Franca – Cream Catalana
This evening, Franca taught us how to make Cream Catalana. We have tried to make it a couple times at home following her translated recipe, …
26 Sep
Bellagio, Italy
Bellagio, Italy
Today, we took a boat ride across Lago di Como – Lake Como to Bellagio. We are blessed with beautiful weather – sunshine and upper …
25 Sep
Casa Fantasia – our home for the next week…..
Casa Fantasia – our home for the next week…..
We wanted to share what our villa/ home for the next week looks like. It is beautiful. I think it is my favorite one that …
25 Sep
Arrival in Tremezzo, Italia
Arrival in Tremezzo, Italia
Today, we drove from Oberwil, Switzerland to Tremezzo, Italy to begin a week long celebration of my parents 45th wedding anniversary in Italia. First stop …
24 Sep
Celebrating Mom and Dad’s 45th Anniversary in Switzerland & Italy
Celebrating Mom and Dad’s 45th Anniversary in Switzerland & Italy
Today, we begin the long journey to get to Switzerland,an 8.5 hour flight on Swiss Air plus my flight from Minneapolis. Upon arrival, we spent …
12 Jun
From Broddanes to Borgarnes Settlement Center Meal and Sagas
From Broddanes to Borgarnes Settlement Center Meal and Sagas
After a quiet night in the hostel/schoolhouse of Broddanes and another walk along the coast, we hopped in our Cheap Jeep and went for a …
11 Jun
From Bjarnardalur to A Quiet Evening in Brodannes
From Bjarnardalur to A Quiet Evening in Brodannes
Today was very simple. A slow, easy drive from the Guesthouse Kirkjubol in Bjarnardalur to Brodannes, a rather remote hostel on the tip of a …
10 Jun
From the Höll Farm Near Korpudalur to West Horses in Þingeyri and on to Bjarnardalur
From the Höll Farm Near Korpudalur to West Horses in Þingeyri and on to Bjarnardalur
We began our day with a little breakfast, chatting with our wonderful host at the Korpudalur hostel. We asked the host the night before to …
09 Jun
Spontaneous Hike Near Fresh Mountain Streams, Then Þingeyri
Spontaneous Hike Near Fresh Mountain Streams, Then Þingeyri
Our goal today was to head toward Korpudalur, stopping along the way to enjoy our surroundings – and we certainly did. Before long we had hopped …
08 Jun
Ferry to The Puffins
Ferry to The Puffins
Today we made a mad dash from Borgarnes to the ferry from Stykkishólmur to the Westfjords via Flatey. We then made our way to the …