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Grappa
2 weeks ago we visited to Bassano del Grappa, which is a beautiful city in northern Italy, where they make Grappa. It is a small town and they have a grappa museum. It was good to see, because I did not know how grappa is made. In earlier days it was the poor man's drink, because it is made from grape pomace, meaning the skins and seeds. Basically the leftovers of the winemaking process. This pomace ...
In Venice
... was a real Sunday evening family promenade feel. This is not a tourist town so you get a decided feel of Italy here. We sauntered off the square looking for a trattoria and were lucky to spot a pizzeria in a corner that seemed to have lots of locals disappearing into. So we followed. It was the quintessential Italian local restaurant with a huge pizza oven and bar. We had to wait for a table but it seemed worth it. While ...
Exploring Venice and Cassie's Birthday
... with the camera. You can see some of these more stylized photos attached to this entry.
As many of you know, Cassie's birthday was on the seventh. We celebrated by having dinner at a quiet canal-side cafe, hitting one of the better gelato stands in Venice, and watching the multiple musical acts in St. Mark's square after dark. Good times.
There are not many more romantic places than Venice. ...
Indulunk!
... ről beszélgettünk, Bruno mesélt japánról Leenek, én meg Jessicával nem is tudom, min, de annyit vihorásztunk, hogy átjött a szomszéd, csendre inteni. Kicsit levettünk a hangerőből, de mikor kiléptünk Horvátországból, megint jött a határőr, és felébresztette a szomszédot, hehe.
Így 2 körül el is aludtunk, de 6-kor már ébresztett a kalauz, hozta a reggelit: kávét és croissant. Mestrében szálltunk le a vonatról, alig hajnalodott még.
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Walking Venice 1
... with the city, be they the grandiose palaces of those at the top of the food chain that line the Grand Canal or the houses and workshops of the artisans and trades people that supported them.
The grandest Piazza of all is that of San Marco. Entering it suddenly from the small streets that are perhaps only 2 metres wide, is definitely a wow. The proportions of the square, the relatively low mass of the buildings, the colonnades, ...