This Villa Rotonda by Andrea Palladio. It is supposed to have inspired the architecture of Monticello and the White House and is basically...
Mexican't
Hands down, Italians can do pasta. They can do pizza. They can do cheese and bread. And gelato. Oh my word, can they do gelato. However...
Patron Saint of Apartment Hunting
Mi scusi! Yes, you, standing there with your flowers, giving us the "peace be with you" sign. I know you're probably pret...
The search continues
We finally found the area that we're wanting to move to! We knew it was historic downtown Vicenza as soon as we got off the bus. Aft...
Biking fashion
Everyone in Italy rides bikes. Ok, maybe not everyone, but a lot of people. Yesterday we rented bikes from a shop on post and it's ...
Mi casa es su...wait, wrong language again.
I stayed behind this morning to clean/organize the disaster area that is our hotel room. It's amazing how messy a small space can get ...
The hills are alive
Peter Pan as a puppy Bratwurst Wienerschnitzel Cloudy green river (I can't figure out how to put the pictures throughout the post....
Country comes to town
We're here! This is the view from our hotel window. Those are some apartments and a church bell tower. Later today, John Ralph and I...
The AWH
I had lunch with my mother-in-law, Michelle, and a family friend, Susan, today. Susan is married to a retired Brigadier General, and I woul...
Gearing up
Today we had one of those "forget about what you spent and enjoy what you got" shopping trips...at least that's what the guy a...
Moving Day!
We are set to leave on Thursday, the 18th! Our flight leaves from Atlanta and is a straight shot to Venice. We will get to Italy around 11...
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