I am in the Polaris lounge at Dulles (IAD) waiting for flights that will take me to Frankfurt and then to Tallinn, Estonia. Two friends (Liam and Tom) and I are doing a trip to the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Having never been to these countries I am really excited about seeing them.… Read More Next adventure in the next chapter
Spending Christmas in Verona was an ideal way to start the new chapter in my life. I hope the new chapter brings many more wonderful adventures and memories. I have been fortunate to have had a wonderful and fulfilled life and this just added to it. The trip home was uneventful which is always good, flights were… Read More Final Thoughts
For my last night dinner, I found a nice out of the way restaurant down a side street. I had a wonderful meal of caprese salad and coniglio with roasted potatoes. If you do not know what coniglio is, it is rabbit. It was nicely roasted. The potatoes were some of the best roasted potatoes I have had. I… Read More More food
I took a wine tour to the Valpolicella region of Veneto (the province Verona is in) which is about 30 miles outside of Verona to the north. It is the most famous region for wine making in the Verona area as it is the home to Valpolicella and Amarone. For Americans, Amarone is probably the best known… Read More Indulged in one of my passions
The day after Christmas is a holiday in Italy which I did not realize. When I headed out from the hotel this morning the streets were packed. It seemed that everyone in Verona was heading into the historical old part of the city for the day. They were heading out to shop, sit in the cafes and just… Read More Lago di Garda
The day started as usual with a lovely breakfast buffet provided by the hotel. I went for a walk after breakfast to see what was going on in the city. I was surprised at how many things were open and by how many people were out wandering around. The city was bustling with activity. Lots of people were sitting… Read More Christmas Day
I had a somewhat contradictory Christmas Eve. My first thoughts were to just relax and not really do anything much and just enjoy the day. Being me, I ended up going for a run along the river instead of just luxuriating in doing nothing. The run was fun but somewhat nerve wracking as those who know me… Read More Christmas Eve
After my trip to Venice, I needed to have dinner but was somewhat tired so did not go out in search of a new restaurant but settled on one close to the hotel where I had had lunch previously, Il Vicoletto. I had Duck Ragu with Bigol. Bigol is a form a pasta that is famous… Read More Dinner in Verona
I decided to go to Venice for the day since it is only a little over an hour by train from Verona to Venice. Booking tickets was very simple using the Frecciarossa website. I walked from my hotel to the train station about 25 minutes of easy walking. Easily found the train platform from which to catch… Read More Venice for the day
Last night, I took an at home cooking class on making pasta. It was hosted and taught by Valentina. It was held in her apartment in Verona. The apartment was all set up as a cooking studio. There were seven of us altogether, Adrian and Diana (Romanians), Rebecca and Eli (mother and 16 year old son from Seattle),… Read More Valli At Home Cooking Class
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