A few weeks ago we took a little trip to Laggo Iseo about 30 minutes from Bergamo in Brescia. It was an unexpectedly warm day. One of the last if the year. We took the ferry over from Iseo to Monte Isola. There are no cars on the island only scooters , small tractors and [...]
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Last days of summer
Posted in Travel in Italy on October 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Snow in June?
Posted in Living in Italy, Puppy, Travel in Italy on September 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
We went on a little road trip earlier this summer to the near by mountains. As we were getting ready M said to me that I should really bring a sweater and some pants just in case. Just in case of what? He informed me that we would be going pretty high up and that there [...]
Where is everyone?
Posted in Bergamo, Living in Italy, Travel in Italy on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s mid August and unless you live by the ocean or other high tourist areas here in Italy chances are you, if you are at home, are feeling a little lonely. Everyone has cleared out. It now only takes 5 minutes to get to the old city and there is plenty of parking. It’s such [...]
Day trip: Val Vertova
Posted in Bergamo, Puppy, Travel in Italy on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It has been above average hot over the last few weeks all over Italy and this weekend was no exception. Both days were over 90 degrees here in Bergamo. Normally it’s about 75. We jumped from a lovely sunny spring to hot summer in a blink of the eye. So to beat the heat and [...]
Verona
Posted in Travel in Italy on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks back we went to Verona. It has been on my list and we had some extra incentive to go there as another expat J lives there with her husband D and we had been wanting to meet for a while. It was a great sunny day that ended in a lovely aperitivo [...]
