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Prosecco with Basil

Posted in Italy, Recipes, Travel, tagged , , on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Every once and awhile Reed and I get a bottle of Prosecco. I recently found a post on the blog Figs Olives Wine, about adding a sprig of basil to a glass of Prosecco (I actually chopped mine up). You can read the original post here. We tried it the other night and it really [...]

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One Last Day in Verona: 225 pictures later and an 8 hour train ride home

Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Monday morning we headed out with Oliver and Mary to see a few more sights before it was time to head on home. We decided to head in the direction of Ponte Pietro so we could take the dogs up to the castle dog park. Along the way we just happened to pass Verona’s 12th [...]

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Verona to Venice: 117 Islands, 150 Canals, and 409 Bridges

Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged , , , , on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Sunday mid-day we headed out from Verona to Venice. Venice is made up of more than 117 islands, 150 canals, and 409 bridges. The Grand Canal weaves for 3.5km through the city from the train station all the way to Piazza San Marco. Only three bridges cross the Grand Canal: Ponte di Rialto, Ponte dell’Accademia, [...]

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Verona: A dog walk and a Medieval castle

Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged , , , , on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Sunday morning we headed out early to grab a caffe and then head over to the park with Ollie and Mary. This park was huge and there was so much open space! Ollie was a little grumpy but thats ok!

The old medieval walls of Verona run through this park. In fact, it is possible to [...]

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Verona: We ate Horse and Donkey!

Posted in Italy, Restaurants, Travel, tagged , , , , , on December 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Verona is such a great city! We loved getting the chance to see it! We probably would never have gotten to see it if Lawren and Steve did not live there and if they had not been so kind and let us stay with them! The guidebooks seem to overlook the majority of the cities [...]

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Ollie and Mary: Reunited at Last!

Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged , , , , on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This past weekend we headed up to Verona to visit Lawren, Steve, and Mary. We had such a blast! It was so great to see Ollie and Mary together. They definitely are related! Ollie is a little smaller than Mary and his coloring is lighter. They seem to have similar markings and definitely have similar [...]

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