We just got back from our honeymoon in Italy. It was fabulous! Now, I need a vacation from my vacation! Everyday, we walked at least 10 to 15 miles. My H's company is based out of Nice, France, so we were there for a week. The weather was amazing, and I tanned topless by the Mediterranean and went for a dip. It was spectacular. I went on a day trip by myself to Monaco while honey was working. It was quite fancy!
Then we left for Rome. It was so amazing! We visited the Colosseum, Navona Square, The Trevi Fountain (it was being tented for repair . boo), The Vittorio, The Roman Forum, the Jewish Ghetto, and the Vatican. We then took a day trip to Tivoli and saw the Villa D'Este. It was so beautiful. My favorite part of Rome had to be the Villa D'Este, The Sistine Chapel, and the Colosseum. The best food I had here was The Tagliatelle Caceo e Pepe and the Bucatini Arrabiata, THE BEST panna cotta... ever, and the gelato!
Then we went to Florence. We saw the statue of The David, the Ponte Vecchio, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa (on another day trip). The food in Florence was the best pasta I have ever eaten in my life, but it is extremely pricey. My fav food was a spinach and ricotta ravioli with sage butter sauce, and pear an parmesan ravioli. The best donut ever here to... and I hate donuts. Bombalatti ciocolatta . It is a sugar donut filled with nutella. Yum. Thank god I was doing a lot of walking
Then we went to Venice. It is simply BEAUTIFUL in Venice. It is the most unusual way of life, and everything is a little harder when you live on an island and your streets are canals, but the Venetians make it work. Our hotel room was kind of dumpy, I was extremely disappointed, but the bed was very comfortable, and the view from our balcony was gorgeous. We saw St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's basillica, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sigh's, and naturally, the gondola ride. The gondola ride was one of the most romantic moments of my life
. Every dinner had a wonderful canal side view. Eating in Venice was good, but harder to find a restaurant that didn't serve only seafood. Best food here was the veal marsala, the pumpkin flan, and the osso bucco, and Tiramisu.
I miss my girls at the knot. What has been going on with everyone else? Sending you all the warmest wishes. Today, I am going for a walk in the park, as leaves are gorgeous, and the only thing better than traveling is coming home