A Newf in Venice

by | Sep 18, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Pets, The puppy years (1-2), Travel

We are on our way back from Venice and I have to say it has been a really great day overall. We were a bit concerned there might be too many people for Ayla or she might misbehave but she acted just like we wanted her to. Somehow, she always seems to know exactly when...

Off to Venice

by | Sep 18, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

We got up this morning and made the 120 km journey from Belvedere to Punta Sabbioni. Punta Sabbioni is a 40 minute ferry ride from Venice and therefore we figured it would be the best place to spend the night without us having to worry about things being stolen from...

Still hanging around

by | Sep 17, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

Today is our last day here in Belvedere. Tomorrow we will head in the direction of Venice and hopefully find a nice place to stay there. It’s been raining all morning and we’re hoping it will stop some time today or at the very least tonight so the tent...

The rain has stopped..for now

by | Sep 17, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

Finally the rain stopped around 11 am and, after a long walk with our newfie dog, it was time for lunch.Yesterday at the market, we bought quite a few local products, including buffalo mozzarella fresh from the farm, a chunk of Parmesan, salami, prosciutto and other...

Rain, rain and more rain!

by | Sep 17, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

After an overcast day yesterday which we used to go shopping for groceries in Grado it has started raining over night.Thankfully we thought to bring our sun sail, which now has mutated into a rain tarp. Without it, it would definitely be absolutely miserable. Well,...

Shopping and relaxation

by | Sep 16, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

It’s been rather overcast today which was not necessarily a bad thing since we wanted to take Ayla with us to Grado for the shopping excursion without it being too hot.We found the market we were looking in for full of fresh local produce and other local...