Italy- In Progress!!!
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C is for: Carriage Across the Italian Countryside
Anara and I were up very early and had an incredible breakfast of Lemon Cake, our fresh burrata cheese that we’d helped make, some cookies and jams, juice, coffee- all so delicious! Rita even had her helper, Victoria, pack us… Continue reading
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B is for: Brick by Brick and Bounty of the Sea
Rita had planned a day of touring the area with a special trip up and into the Trulli Valley of the Puglia Region. (Valle d’Itria) On our 1-hour journey up the from the low-lying seaside, Rita told us the story… Continue reading
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A is for: Along the Adriatic Seacoast
Mola di Bari is a small fishing village on the Adriatic Coast, very near the bigger town of Bari where we’d wandered the winding alleys watching the Nonnas making Orecchietti and touring the Swabian Castle Svevo. Our little Agriturismo was… Continue reading
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Continued from Previous Chapter…
Around 11:30 we gathered in the kitchen to make our first meal: Baked eggplant with fresh herbs and topped with breadcrumbs and olive oil, Oven-roasted peppers and tomatoes with fresh herbs and olive oil (are you sensing a theme?), focaccia… Continue reading
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Z is for: Zealous in the Kitchen!
We woke up early the next morning, at least I did, and ventured out for some more of that luscious Italian coffee. So creamy and thick!! The weather in Bari was absolute perfection and I sat with my pastry and… Continue reading
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Y is for: You’re Walking Too Fast Young One
I’m old. It’s official. The fuddy-duddy factor is real, and my body feels it. Especially when I’m up against an almost 21-year-old who has way more energy than I do. I mean, she’s not up all night with arthritic neck… Continue reading
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Continued from previous post…
For those of you who do want the details, we paid our modest entry fee of something like 9 E for me and 4.5 E for Anara. An absolute STEAL for what it is. It’s not huge and the exhibits… Continue reading
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X is for: NON-Xoanon
Bet you’re wondering what that even means. We’ll get there, but first we have to GET there! But where is there? “There” is the quaint little city of Bari, located on Italy’s east coast right above where the “Heel of the Boot”… Continue reading
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W is for: What a Body!!! What a Meal!!- Pt. 2
Continued from previous post… We hoofed it quickly back to the apartment to grab our bags and get out in time. While the girls finished up their packing, I grabbed a knife and cut the sandwiches in half. It was… Continue reading
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W is for: What a Body!!! What a Meal!!
Let’s finish our time in Florence with a couple more fantastic museums, some hyped up sammies that utterly missed the mark, and an over-the-top gluttonous festival of meat. The girls and I were up quite early and headed out for… Continue reading
