Trip to Italy - Journal Entry #18 - September 27, 2008 - 8:55 am
Here it is. My last day in Italy -- for this trip anyway. I will DEFINITELY be back.
We are in Stradella. What a wonderfully friendly and hospitable family are our relatives here. They have been so thoroughly gracious and delightful. We can all take lessons from them.
We are staing at Rosita's house -- called Ca' Rossa -- "the red house." Today, it is more of a pale pink color -- very pretty -- but, historically, it was painted red. It is a beautiful home and we have been given the best rooms to stay in. Dad is sleeping in Rosita's room. I am in Chiara's room, and Chris is in a small room next door. They gave up their bedrooms for us! And the rooms are huge! It's all very comfortable. I will take pictures later.
I should mention (because it amazes me) that Roberto rented a van specifically to pick
us up and chauffeur us around! He knew we would have much luggage and there are three of us. So we were all very comfortable and had no
worries about our luggage. This was our first real experience driving in a car any distance in Italy.
One of the main attractions in Milano is the Duomo and so, after picking us up at the train station, we headed in that direction. Near the Duomo, there is a very exclusive shopping center called the Galleria and we stopped at a cafe there first. We did not have breakfast in Venice, having left os early, so we stopped here for coffee, tea and some wonderful brioche (mine was filled with chocolate, of course).
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