by eric | Jun 5, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel
Thursday Dinner at La Piccola Osteria. I tried the macaroni picante (spicy) with Gorgonzola cheese, delicious! Leandra got the beef cappacio with a pile of cheese on top! We split a 500 ml carafe of the house frizzante that was perfectly serviceable. Feeling like a...
by eric | Jun 3, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Bardolino was a lovely town to base ourselves as it is quite walkable, has lovely views of the lake, and isn’t too noisy at night. Walking around town you hear a lot of German, as it is (apparently) a favored vacation spot. The streets were quaint and fairly...
by eric | Jun 1, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
We had three nights in Venice, which let us explore several districts primarily on foot. Monday After dropping our bags at the apartment we went for our first unencumbered walk around the city. Not too far away was the famous Rialto bridge, which had lots of people...
by eric | May 31, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Monday El Sbarlefo – With our first round of wine, a grechetto for me (lighter white with mineral and nice acidity) and a primitivo for Leandra, we also ordered some fried cheese bites. Leandra had a glass of prosecco (light apple and fine bubbles) for round two...
by eric | May 29, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
On this trip to Milan we flew into the smaller, but much closer, Linate airport, which let us take the city 73 bus to the Duomo area. After dropping our bags at the hotel we walked around, trying to keep ourselves awake. Our first stop was Chiesa di San Maurizio al...