Tag: Italy
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Venice to Switzerland
We started our day with rubbish collection. Venice has no trucks, so garbage is collected every day by people walking around with handcarts. They knock on your door in the morning, and you take down whatever type of trash is being collected that day. Today was green waste and recycling. That little cart has to…
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Glass Island of Murano
This morning, we got a slow start before heading out to the island of Murano, which has been famous for handmade glass for centuries. Valentina, who was one of our rowing teachers, gave us these instructions to find her father’s shop on the island. The ride to Murano was really pretty. We went straight there…
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Pizza and Gelato Making Day
The kids have been getting along really well on this trip, and there has been some snuggling. We started the day with breakfast. I have a goal to try all of the exotic pastries that Italy has to offer. Today’s favorites are the pear and chocolate croissant, and the maritozzi. It’s bread with whipped cream…
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Colosseum and Forum
Unfortunately, Liam was sick today and had to stay home. With him not feeling weak, we started the morning slowly. Willow, River and I went out to a bakery to get breakfast pastries. One really cool thing here is their extensive use of pistachios in cooking. They have something that’s kind of like Nutella, but…
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Exploring our neighborhood in Rome
We had no plans today, because we assumed we would be tired from the long flight and the time change. We slept in super late (we definitely should have set an alarm) and then went out looking for food. After breakfast, we walked just around the corner to some ancient ruins that were just in…