Boy Is That Beautiful! Next!

A few missions for today: First to the Academia, where Michelangelo’s David is housed. The last time I was here was at the end of April many years ago, and at the time the lines were excruciatingly long and there was barely room in the museum to breathe, so this time I bought tickets ahead […]

On Into Tuscany

We left Bologna today, heading south. Sometimes when I travel I have a plan that I mostly stick with, whereas other times I find unexpected things to do along the way. When I travel with friends, this happens more often, and in this case D had heard about the Ducati factory just outside of Bologna. […]

Yes I Really Did Eat This Trip

We have been pushing ourselves a bit, so really needed today as a down day, a time to slow our steps and see the town. Our daylight hours until now have been spread far afield, but today it was time to stay close by. This of course means a bit less excitement, as well as […]

Some Things Are Just Better in Italy

First task in the car this morning was turning the volume of the alarms back up. Silencing them hadn’t stopped the incessant beeping, and shockingly enough, we were responding to some of sounds the car was producing. Turning the volume down on all of the warnings had apparently been a bad decision. Then we started […]

Beep? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Beep!

We slept soundly last night, and woke to a prolific breakfast before hitting the road. First stop: Ca’ dal Non Acetaia, where they make balsamico tradizionale. I’ve done such a tour twice before, but D hasn’t and this is a bullet I’ll gladly take for the team. We headed out amongst the cars and and […]

Sleep? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sleep!

I’m a merciless travel companion, and it’s time I admit it. I want to keep going even when exhaustion sets in. So much to see, yet so little time… We arrived early in Rome this morning, when the eastern sky as yet bore only the barest blush of the unrisen sun. We had our first […]