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Quite a few parents have been craving flavors other than the delicious pasta, pizza, and traditional Tuscan food we’re surrounded by, so on Friday they organized a “Fiesta Potluck.” Guillermo made beans, which were gone in minutes, and Melissa made horchata which was a mild success (in competition with juice boxes for the kids and read more
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It was an eventful weekend! On Friday afternoon we took the kids out of school early, and drove north to the Dolomites – the southern Alps in Italy. We had intended to take the train, but there was a national rail strike (at least they warned us) so Guillermo put his newly minted International Drivers read more
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We’re officially on the back-half of our time in Italy, and packing in as much adventure as we can! On Tuesday, we joined a Boundless-organized truffle-hunt in the Tuscan hills where 2 adorable Italian poodles found 3 truffles, and ended with a 3-course lunch covered in fresh truffles and local wine. On Thursday, we joined read more
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After a (too) leisurely lunch in Florence on Thursday, where we ate tableside affogato made with liquid nitrogen, we rushed to Firenze Santa Maria Novella for our train to Venice – made it! Venice is beautiful, and although we’re rained out of our boat tour, we enjoy exploring the narrow alleyways and canals. When we read more
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Wednesday was racecar day. Guille and his abuelo share a love for cars that go vroom, so we set out to the Museo Ferrari in Maranello. We learned about Ferrari’s history, and saw a lot of sleek red cars. In the afternoon, we rush over to Autodromo di Modena where Guillermo and his dad Bill read more
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This week is the mid-cohort break at school, so Guillermo’s parents flew into Rome, and on Saturday we took the high-speed train down to meet them. Pam did an amazing job of finding fun tours for us and the kids! The more history-heavy ones were a bit hard for the kids; it turns out our read more
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The kids went on a field trip to the Pistoia Zoo today – and I got to tag along as a chaperone. It was so fun to spend Vivi’s 2nd birthday with her and her friends! But boy, 24 2-5 year olds is a lot of energy with very little impulse control. Their teachers are read more
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On Friday, we tried to go to Pisa, but our first train was so delayed that we would have missed our second train, making what was meant to be a quick day-trip into an ordeal. It turned out that half of Florence was heading to the coast for the long weekend, so maybe it was read more
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Incredibly, the kids have engaged in some really deep art movements this week. Well, we think it’s deep; they think it’s colors and circles and sploches. But I guess that unless you’re an art historian, we’re all on the same page! Vivi dabbled in impressionism, while Guille experienced the range of post-impressionism, expressionism, and surrealism. read more
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Today we went to Lucca, a 45min train ride to opera composer Giacomo Puccini’s hometown, and a former French “statelet” that Napoleon Bonaparte gifted to his sister Elisa Bonaparte. Well, we missed our intended train at 9:44am, and ran into some friends who had the same plan – so their 3 kids (2 of whom read more