Trip it Tuesday Episode 3: Lake Como, Italy

I’ve attended over 25 weddings.  Of all the weddings - not being bias - the most beautiful wedding that I have attended was my sisters wedding (2006).  The general location: Lake Como Italy.  The ceremony was in a little church in Varenna.  After the ceremony, we took private water taxis to the opposite side of the lake where the reception was conducted in the city of Bellagio in the Grand Hotel Villa San Serbelloni.  Along the way, the water taxis took a detour.  We cruised around the lake to see the palace where Star Wars Attack of the clones was filmed (which is also the same palace where Casino Royal was filmed - years later) and George Clooney's estate. To say the wedding was posh would be an understatement.  The food, the location, the church… it was just absolutely perfect.

Picture above is the view of the lake from the Hotel.  In the picture are my sister, brother in-law, best man, and maid/man of honour.

Back in Florence

Posted for December 27, 2010
Back in Florence again; my third visit here. Its a nice town that is centralized to everything. And not to forget to mention, it's a great region for wine - specifically Chianti and Sangiovese. Last night I met some people and went out for dinner at a restaurant that had a Jazz band playing. I had an Osso Bucco that was cooked in a bolognese sauce. It was good. After the meal, I had a Grappa as we watched the Band play.