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| Roman bridge, Ponte Pietra |
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| Verona's Adige river and Ponte Pietra |
Some of my favourite scenes in Verona. I took those one evening while walking home.
Showing posts with label verona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label verona. Show all posts
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Visiting Verona
Some of my favourite scenes in Verona. I took those one evening while walking home.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Knitting In Italy
I am really excited about my next visit to Italy!! Ten friends and I are going to Verona and we'll be knitting!
We'll be mainly in Verona but will visit the Lessinia region, the Valpolicella region and Lake Garda.
Looking forward to it!
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| Arena, Verona's Amphitheatre |
We'll be mainly in Verona but will visit the Lessinia region, the Valpolicella region and Lake Garda.
Looking forward to it!
Monday, May 6, 2019
Wine Country
My friends and I went on a wine tour on Tuesday April 30.
Thank you to the 4 ladies from Ad Maiora for taking the time to accompany us in your cars and spend the entire day with us!! Much appreciated!
We drove up to the Valpolicella where Suzi had organized a fabulous day for us.
Visit to 2 villas. Gorgeous gardens at Villa Giona.
Wine tastings...at 11 am? Well ok!
Lunch at a small place in Fumane.
and then Suzi's house for dessert.
A surprise for the group! What a treat to go into such a special home. People loved her studio!!
She has been organizing this segment for me since 2011 and she is amazing!! I couldn't do it without her.
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| Entrance to Suzi's home. |
We visited Masi. The president, Dott, Sandro Boscaini greeted us.
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| Notice the flags behind the ladies? What a welcome! Our group was made up of 8 Canadians, 2 British and one American (living in Germany) |
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| Look at the size of the barrel!! |
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| The Serego-Alighieri homes. |
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| Masimilla Serego-Alighieri (right) direct descendant of Dante, 21st generation of Alighieri gave us our tour. |
We drove up to San Giovanni for a great view of the Valpolicella valleys and a visit to a roman church.
Thank you, Suzi!! It was a memorable day.
(Note: This post is a late addition because I had problems with my internet provider and wasn't able to post.)
Monday, April 29, 2019
Monday in Verona
Slow start this morning. We all needed that. It was raining so we cancelled our visit to Giardini Giusti and moved that to Thursday afternoon.
Lunch was in fabulous location in the hills around Verona, the Torricelle, with the most amazing view of the city!
Today's highlight was the cooking class at E Cucina.
A typical Veronese menu: Asparagus appetizer (of course because it is in season), hand- made pasta turned into ricotta-filled tortelli, rabbit alla mediterranean and for dessert, tiramisu!
Everyone participated. Everyone helped each other. There were a few firsts- first time using a pasta machine, first time eating rabbit, first time making pasta.
Chef Luca Fasoli was amazing as always!!! A true pleasure being in his class. He puts his students at ease. The recipes and ingredients were well explained. We all loved his little accent when speaking english.
Martina, the owner, was assisting.
I am certain many of the group will be trying them out on their friends and family when they get home.
Buon appetito!
Lunch was in fabulous location in the hills around Verona, the Torricelle, with the most amazing view of the city!
Today's highlight was the cooking class at E Cucina.
A typical Veronese menu: Asparagus appetizer (of course because it is in season), hand- made pasta turned into ricotta-filled tortelli, rabbit alla mediterranean and for dessert, tiramisu!
Everyone participated. Everyone helped each other. There were a few firsts- first time using a pasta machine, first time eating rabbit, first time making pasta.
Chef Luca Fasoli was amazing as always!!! A true pleasure being in his class. He puts his students at ease. The recipes and ingredients were well explained. We all loved his little accent when speaking english.
Martina, the owner, was assisting.
I am certain many of the group will be trying them out on their friends and family when they get home.
Buon appetito!
Textile Exhibits
Saturday was dedicated to seeing all the textile exhibits of the festival, Verona Tessile. Thank goodness it was a gorgeous sunny day and perfect for walking around town.
There were antique quilts from the Amish community.
There were contemporary quilts from Joe Cumnningham (USA)
There were traditional gems! Hand pieced and quilted from Verona.
Margaret Fabrizio (in her very late 80's!) exhibited her work too. She is from San Francisco.
There were some hands-on experiences.
My personal favorite was Joe Cunningham's Autoworld (2015)
People picked up a quick lunch- panino and drink- while heading to the historical buildings to see the international exhibits.
It was good to sit down and relax during dinner time. Our legs needed a rest after all that walking.
I asked the group of they had any pictures of that evening and everyone sent me pictures of the food!
I guess it was good!
Here are some of the antipasto.
Some of the desserts.
Everyone is gaining weight!
There were antique quilts from the Amish community.
There were contemporary quilts from Joe Cumnningham (USA)
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| Joe Cunningham explaining his work. |
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| Nice to see a young crowd interested. |
There were some hands-on experiences.
My personal favorite was Joe Cunningham's Autoworld (2015)
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People picked up a quick lunch- panino and drink- while heading to the historical buildings to see the international exhibits.
It was good to sit down and relax during dinner time. Our legs needed a rest after all that walking.
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| Our dinner spot in Verona's historical city centre. |
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| The label shows the osteria's location, right near Ponte Pietra. It's their own production of prosecco. |
I asked the group of they had any pictures of that evening and everyone sent me pictures of the food!
I guess it was good!
Here are some of the antipasto.
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Some of the desserts.
Everyone is gaining weight!
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