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This is post #3 of our Northern Italy trip, for Sunday, October 28, to Monday, October 29, 2012. Italy 2012, continued • Main Page First, a last look from Carpi. This is the meeting room of the Collegium Ramazzini, with its painted ceilings. Certainly not all Ramazzians come every year. The number of members in… Continue reading Bologna Sights and Scenes, I
This is post #2 of our Northern Italy trip, for Saturday, October 27, 2012. I arose early and met other women for breakfast--one of the best breakfasts of the trip (see Menu post). I was still full from last night, and not eager to start out the trip chowing down, so I restrained myself, indulging… Continue reading Carpi, continued
This is the opening post (#1) of our Northern Italy trip, for Thursday, October 25 to Saturday November 3, 2012. This is the day where it all begins: a drive to Los Angeles International Airport, a flight and a new adventure. I keep a master listing of the posts associated with this trip, in case you… Continue reading Carpi, Italy–Arrival
(Italy 2007) Driving across the countryside is not an efficient use of time while traveling, but it certainly is a beautiful way to travel. And where we're going--the backroads work just fine. We're on our way to other hilltowns, before our final destination tonight of Pienza. Above is Orvieto, from afar (through a haze, but… Continue reading Todi, Deruta, Assisi & Pienza
We arrive in Paris; it was tight a connection on Alitalia until the flight was delayed by two hours and we spent too much money on airport food for lunch, but not by choice. Welcome to travel. We board and land in Rome, ready for our adventure. First adventure: get the rental car, by walking… Continue reading Orvieto, Italy
Prince Edward Island Don't go on a rainy day if you can help it, and DON"T stay in Georgetown. Linger near the bigger populations centers if you are a tourist, as you don't have the luxury of a fixing a meal in your own kitchen. I think of PEI as sort of one of those… Continue reading Hard-won Tips from our Trip
Premiere Moisson saw us twice this day: first up for breakfast. This man was slicing the tops of all his bread with a razor, just before sliding them into the oven. He was really quick with that blade. We took it all back to the room and looking out at our view, enjoyed our meal… Continue reading Last Day in Montreal
This deserves its own post for one reason: Première Moisson Bakery. Première Moisson means "First Harvest," which I assume refers to the wheat in their flour, or possibly the fact that everything is so fresh looking in the morning. I'd read about it before coming to Montreal and was delighted to find out how close… Continue reading Menu–Montreal
This is in two parts--Nova Scotia and Montreal. We learned quickly to dial down our aspirations for food in Nova Scotia, with occasional exceptions. Sorry to let you in a big secret, but in a land where Tim Hortons is as big as McDonald's in the States, you can also expect some of the same… Continue reading Menu–Canada
The little black car to the right was our main mode of transit around Canada, and we logged some 1202 miles driving around Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island (thats 1934.4 kilometers, which sounds like a whole lot more than the miles equivalent). Here it's parked on the car/people ferry from Prince… Continue reading Canadian Transit
The Traveled Mind 