Category Archives: Italy

Last September when my friends and I spent one night in the hills overlooking Verona, we liked it so much we thought the area deserved a closer look.  So here we are back again, staying in the small town of … Continue reading →

With one full day remaining in Italy, I decided to spend it on Lake Como, and I’m glad I did.  Varenna is just a one hour train ride (6.50 Euros)  from Milan, and a good town to start a visit … Continue reading →

The one item at the top of my list for Milan was one that I had missed 18 years ago.  It had been closed back then, and this time I wasn’t going to leave Milan without seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s … Continue reading →

We considered ourselves fortunate to have found the Romy Rocker B & B.  The next morning Claudio took us, and the two other Russian guests, on a personal tour of the nearby mountains.  He has walked these hills and trails … Continue reading →

On our last morning in Venice, I awoke at 630 and hustled one last time down to Piazza San Marco for another crowd free Venetian morning.  I was glad of my decision as the sun rose and tinted the sky … Continue reading →

Another day of wandering the city.  We visited the food market near the Rialto, toured the Ca’ d’Oro, got purposely lost in the winding streets, bought a day pass to hop on and off the water bus and finished with … Continue reading →

  PIAZZA SAN MARCO Visit the Piazza San Marco and the Molo San Marco early in the morning when most tourists are still sleeping and only dedicated photographers are out and about. TOUR THE PALAZZO DUCALE Some non-flash photography was … Continue reading →

In and around and around and around Venice If I was tired after hiking the one segment of the Cinque Terre, that was only a warm up for Venice.  We must have walked 10 miles our first day in the … Continue reading →

We arrived in Venice to bright blue skies and perfect temperatures.  It has been over 18 years since I was last here in April of 1996.  As we stepped out of the train station  and saw the Grand Canal I … Continue reading →

CAMOGLI   We were very happy with the decision to stay in Camogli.  It is a quieter and less crowded town than any of the Cinque Terre villages, smaller and more manageable than Santa Margherita, and much less expensive than … Continue reading →