Summer of Slow Travel

We rented a car and drove to where we had our first date.. Again, surprising how wrong our memories were—nothing looked familiar, and it’s a park, so it certainly did not change. But the car lady recommended a beach, Spiaggia del Relitto. Walked through bushes.. Over the bridge To a…

We took a boat to the ship we worked on (USS Orion). This is the view of La MADD where we would get off the boat. The we would walk by this and stop at the Gelato shop. Which was TORN DOWN to make a pretty piazza. As well as…

It’s a journey to get here. But we both are so glad we came! It’s grown up some—more like a gangly adolescent. But still has the core feeling of La Madd.

It’s huge, it’s beautiful. The piazza is huge and definitely the place to take pictures. And it is attached to the first Galleria— enclosed shopping mall made in1887! Best people-watching ever! The pigeon thing is odd… you buy some grain and put it in your hand and then, surprisingly, you…

We walked around and looked at everything again. churches, buildings, alleys. Went to a very small church and saw this very old painting with newish jewelry added on. I kinda get the crown, and even the necklace, but am honestly struggling with the earrings on Virgin Mary. Same church. Wish…

I like their graffiti here… they don’t usually color over each other. And you have to appreciate the label at the bottom!

A lot of people take the ferry to go to different towns on the lake…but the ticket lines are long and the ride is long. Max and I had decided to skip it. But my sister, Virginia, is staying with us and wanted an adventure. So we woke up early…

Sometimes (well like every 4 minutes) there is something here that is breathtakingly beautiful. But really hard to get on the camera (for me). Which makes it feel even more special when you see something and the photo has the same feeling as what I saw. I am starting to…