Ciao Bella

Been a while, been holidaying. What a wonderful trip, lots to tell. Fear not, will ease it to you over a few entries with the pics. In summary it was a little bit of lots of things, as we cruised the north of Italy and Tuscany.

Lake Como


The lakes up north,












Milan cathedral


churches, lots of them,












Bologna


all the terracotta,












San Giminiano


olive trees and little villages,

















San Giminiano



towers, short ones, fat ones, little ones, skinny ones,












Siena


incredible artwork,












near Pisa


and the seaside,

















Cinqueterre

and of course the magic food and ice cream.

A whirlwind tour, but after some retrospect and time to let it sink in, I come away with one reflection; it is absolutely impossible to whisper in Italian! I thought Americans were loud, what a noisy nation, and they can't stop.

Will shortly post some more details of some of the attractions and beautiful cities we were lucky enough to be able to see.

Looking forward to Paris waking up shortly after the holiday exodus.

Hope you have been wowed the last little while.