Trips
Here’s a listing of all the stops on our trips to Europe:
Rome, Italy (March 2008)
Pantheon
Saint Peter’s Square
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Sistine Chapel
Trevi Fountain
Piazza Navona
Roman Forum
Colosseum
Pompeii (trip to Naples)
Bed & Breakfast:
Baldassini Bed and Breakfast
Restaurants:
Navona Notte
Maccheroni
Caprese salad
Amatriciana with bacon, white wine and tomato sauce
Pasta alla carbonara
Meat-filled cannelloni
Fettuccine alla bolognese
Meatballs
Chicken ciaccatore
Tiramisu
Ricotta and chocolate torte
Osteria da Mario
Bruschetta
Ricotta and spinach ravioli
Veal saltimbocca alla romano
Taverna Le Coppelle
Rice balls, potato croquettes and baby mozzarella
Caprese salad
Orrechiette with broccoli and sausage
Margherita pizza
Veal saltimbocca alla romana
Capri, Italy (March 2008)
Anacapri
Chairlift to Monte Solaro
Funicular
Bed & Breakfast:
La Tosca
Restaurants:
Isidoro
Insalata Caprese
Spaghetti with shrimp
Ravioli with lemon cream sauce
La Capannina
Antipasto of fried mozzarella and zucchini
Ravioli alla Caprese
Tagliatelle alla bolognese
Limoncello
Pulalli Wine Bar
Risotto with seafood
Pennette with eggplant
Veal with balsamic reduction
Parmiggiano reggiano cheese and rocket!
Chicken Limone
Potato croquettes
Venice, Italy (March 2008)
Piazza San Marco
Campanile San Marco
Doge’s Palace
Murano
Rialto Bridge
Hotel:
Hotel Ca’ San Vio
Restaurant:
Taverna San Trovaso
Scallops au gratin
Spaghetti with shrimp
Pasta e fagioli soup
Wood-oven pizza
Fresh salad (with rocket!)
Torta della Nonna
Bellini
Florence, Italy (March 2008)
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze
Piazza della Signoria
Uffizi Gallery
Ponte Vecchio
Boboli Gardens (we saw the gate)
Bed & Breakfast:
Villa La Sosta
Restaurants:
Trattoria Nella
Tagliatele with bolognese sauce
Spaghetti with tomato sauce, garlic & red pepper
Panna cotta with chocolate sauce
I Fratellini
Prosciutto & mozzarella sandwich
Salami & mozzarella sandwiches
Trattoria Icche C’e C’e
Insalata Caprese
Gnocci with quatro formaggio sauce
Spaghetti al Ragu
Tuscan Stew
Veal Scallopini with limone sauce
Panna cotta with strawberries
Golden View Open Bar
Crostini Mix
Green Salad
Spinach Ravioli & Tomato Sauce
Pane e Olio
Spaghetti with clams and mussels
Cod
Apple cake
Chocolate lava cake
Madrid, Spain (August 2006)
Puerta del Sol
Plaza Mayor
Palacio Real
Museo del Prado
Restaurants:
La Barraca
La Plateria Bar Museo
Restaurante El Corte Inglés
Casa Patas
Prague, Czech Republic (July 2006)
Charles Bridge
Prague Castle
St. Vitus Cathedral
Old Town Square
Wenceslas Square
Prague Astronomical Clock
Restaurant:
Restaurant Café Svatého Václava
Kutná Hora, Czech Republic (July 2006)
St. Barbara Church
Sedlec Ossuary (aka “The Bone Church”)
London, England (July 2006)
Buckingham Palace
Big Ben
St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey
The London Eye
National Gallery
Tower Bridge
York, England (July 2006)
York Minster
The Shambles
York Castle (aka Clifford’s Tower)
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate
