Castello di Cabbiavoli
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Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Noemi and Deb Cook Italiano!!!!
... and a Sage Leaf
MAIN COURSE:
Homemade Tortellini Pasta; Stuffed with Riccotta and Parmasian cheese and Spinach,
Fantasic Meat Sauce
DESSERT:
Tiramasu
Our Cooking Lesson lasted for about 4 hours with cooking the entire time. We learned new cooking technics and I wrote down the recipes as we went along. I can't wait to get home so I can make it all ...
Arriving in Florence
... of breath in front of his door. I wasn't able to commence with the polite greetings which follow a first meeting until I dropped my bags and allowed my heart to slow its rhythm. I told him about all of the crazy mess my day had held and he laughed and told me that he felt bad because he had changed his mind and wasn't leaving until 7 pm.
After my nerves had calmed a bit, he showed me around his house and let me know of his plans for that night (New Years ...
Onwards to Tuscany, land of fine wines that I like
... to also stop in Bologna as well before meeting us in Tuscany. With the top down, the wind in our hair and the sun shining down on us, we breezed through Lake Como with Irene Cara’s 'What a feeling!’ singing in our heads. :-p
The drive took more than 5 hours … with Markus and Jana swapping driving duties twice. Passing through the rolling hills that is the signature view of the Tuscan hills, we reached Castello Oliveto ...
Firelight and Magic!
... impress the audience then what’s the point of a performer? When we were in London some guy was carrying on like that and I wanted to throw my fruit salad at him, but this guy was not so annoying, I actually liked his show. He did very funny things with creepy looking puppets and they way he interacted with the kids at the front was very nice. Felix is more easily pleased and usually enjoys all the street theatre, music and performances we see.
There was a group ...