Posted in Italy on May 21st, 2009
What comes to mind when you think of Sicily and it’s capital, Palermo? For me, it was the mafia, pizza and cannoli and not much else. I am ashamed to admit that I didn’t know too much about its history, culture or natural beauty before our visit. So when we landed amidst mountainous outcroppings which [...]
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Posted in health, Italy on May 16th, 2009
Since the beauty of Tuscany’s rolling hills and ancient cities has been written about ad nauseum, we’ll just mention a few of our observations during our travels through Italy this time around. View at Picasa …With sick views…10-May-2009 17:02, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. u1030SW,S1030SW , 5.0, 5.0mm, ’0.004′ sec, ISO 80 addHSSlideshow(‘group2′); Puffy pants – Fashion [...]
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Posted in Italy on May 9th, 2009
Ahh…Italy. Generally on everyone’s European travel itinerary. Who wouldn’t want to eat great food, drink luscious wines and immerse oneself in la dolce vita? We spent a few days in Milano, where our buddy Vincenzo schooled us in the Italian aperitivo. Basically, it’s a happy hour where you buy one drink for around 8 euro [...]
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