Italy

We took a bus to Siena from Florence and arrived 1.5 hours later. Siena made a great first impression, but perhaps not as breathtaking as San Gimignano. During the Middle Ages, Siena was a rival of Florence in terms of culture, commerce, art and cityscape. …

The medieval town of San Gimignano is a kind of place that you can fall in love with at first sight. It is not of the same grand sophistication as Florence, the city of culture. Yet San Gimignano has a long history of its own. …

One must buy leather shoes in Italy, the boot-shaped country. And we did so in Lucca. And in Lucca, everybody biked. On our way to Pisa, we met some American tourists on the train. They suggested that we visit Lucca, so we bought the train …

It was quite a walk from the Pisa Centrale to the Duomo and the Leaning Tower. I would say at least 30 minutes. We stopped by a small delicatessen kind of restaurant and paid a ridiculous check for a simple pasta lunch. We paid €18 …

Sunday morning greeted us with a bit of a heavy rain.  We checked out at 10am, got into the car and drove around looking for breakfast.  We came upon a Lavazza Café that was opened on Sunday morning.  The family ordered one to two each …

The house was bustling in the morning as the children woke up to a new day. I woke up tired because I researched late into the night for restaurants to visit in Turin.  My cousin requested Michelin restaurants.  The family enjoys stately meals when they …