| day trip: bevanga & montefalco, italy |

having a car during our stay in spello gave us the opportunity to explore small towns (tip: learn street signs- some of these small towns have tons of residential parking and not a lot of public and if you don't speak italian it gets challenging trying to figure it all out).  one of my favorite day trips was to bevanga and montefalco.  both of these towns were unbelievable.   we enjoyed a delicious lunch in bevanga at La Bottega di Assu.   This owner operated restaurant really makes you feel like you belong in the italian culture; i felt like we were lunching at her home, my meal was unreal and so was the wine.  i ordered the truffle pasta: i've only had truffle oil in the states (come to find out that's not really a thing *GASP!* it's just olive oil and well, chemicals. ew.)  truffles taste like a crunchy, almost dirt like mushroom- that might sound weird but i really enjoyed it, LOL.  our lunch ran right into siesta hours-  this town is known for their cashmere and we weren't able to even check it out.  plan your day accordingly; we were bummed we didn't get to explore some of the local shops.  we moved up the mountain to nearby montefalco- we became obsessed with their wine. mmmm...i wish i could get some to the states!  the drive is gorgeous and the views were even better.  We just drove around the square until we were ready for our own siesta.  enjoy bevanga and montefalco. xo

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| venice island hopping |

one of my favorite things about venice was getting on the vaporetto and island hopping.  It took about 30 minutes from our taxi stop to get to murano then another 20 or so to get to burano.  If you tend to get seasick I would recommend taking something: the waters are a bit rough.
we spent our day on murano and burano wandering around: murano is known for their beautiful blown glass and burano is known for their lace.  I loved all the colored buildings on both islands; I could have spent all day walking up and down the narrow alleys looking at all the cute houses. one of my favorite parts of the day was grabbing a big ol' pizza at a local pizzeria and eating it at a nearby park- burano had tons of little parks where the locals were hanging out.  here's a glimpse into our island hopping day. enjoy! xo

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| more, roma |

I'm a bit behind on my travel diary: while in venice our internet connection was s....l.....o......w.  like, I couldn't upload photos.  SO, I'm back.  We just got to our villa in Tuscany, Italy.  It will be our home for the week and it is seriously AMAZING.  It sits on a hill in Spello / Umbria and it's a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of all the stops along the way.  It's hard to believe we've been gone for nearly 20 days.  I'm excited to enjoy this time in the hills of italy: there aren't many english speakers so....bring on the italiano!!!!!!

 

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| exploring roma |

we are on the train on our way to venice.  it's a 4 hour train ride from rome - i'm looking forward to seeing venice; i've heard so many amazing things about it.  We were in rome for 3 days; today I'll be sharing our first full day: we had a private tour guide show us the vatican and went on to explore the ruins and colosseum.  wow. it was unbelievable.  the history, sculptures, art....everything.  enjoy the photos from roma!

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