Kirmes

Some photos from the annual Kirmes. It's kind of like a county fair, minus the animals.

San Francisco/ASIJ 20

Some photos from my trip to San Francisco for my ASIJ 20-year reunion.

Lago di Como, odds and ends

Day Six took us to Menaggio and on a train ride (the car kind) through the city. We also went swimming and enjoyed a dinner on the terrace. The ice cream man came right after dinner, so of course we had to get some for the kids. Three ices in one day, they were pretty excited. I don't think two in one day (prior to this holiday) ever happened, let alone three!

Lago di Como V (cinque)

My biggest wish for our Italian holiday? To eat really good, really authentic Italian food from a mom and pop kind of place. Agritourisma are all over the place, but many can be quite touristy and not what I really wanted. We had a recommendation for one up in the mountains with excellent food and an amazing view of the Alps (not the lake this time!). So we took the almost one hour drive to this place. The views were amazing, the food looked delicious, and..... Nils melted down. So badly that we had to leave early and not eat. I don't know if I'm over it yet. The small bit of anitpasti that we got was fantastic though.

On an upside, on our way back, we found a wine place and got some great wine where the locals shop. We also (before the Agritourisma fiasco) walked about in our town to find the waterfall that we'd been hearing for entire stay. (We did find it).