Leslie took this fabulous photo of us on her last night in Italy
Is this a new thing in Italy? This was our Borgo-Lucca commuter train last week. Perhaps understandably it was running late…
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Posted 11 July 2011
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so much yumminess here: fresh bread from this morning’s shopping, Lucchese olive oil, truffle butter from our local deli, and homemade jams from our local produce shop: pear, apple-pepperoncini, apricot-almond.
Finally made it to Piazza al Serchio and had this excellent brew at the local pizzeria, along with Speck + Mascarpone and Zole e Cipolla pizzas. Ventured a little further to the village of Petrognola and saw them setting up for a movable feast tonight (and tomorrow – maybe we’ll make it back there). The […]
Once again, it’s our last full day in italy for this trip. We went to Bagni Caldi for facials and then discovered this little park on our way back… The villa is being renovated as part of the Bagni di Lucca Master Plan. Fortunately, we’ll be back again in July […]
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Saw this in the river yesterday…
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Posted 25 April 2011
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On Sunday I found this nice hotel and restaurant outside of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana: http://www.lalanterna.eu/it/ristorante/ We had pate with eggs and truffles and duck carpaccio to start; pasta al limone & crepes di farro; and for the main course, steak and truffles, pasta with shrimp and asparagus. For dessert we had creme catalan & parfait […]
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Posted 24 April 2011
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