When in Parma

Day trippin' to Parma to see how Parma ham is made :-)

Back in Milano

Going down memory lane - back in Milano 10 years later

Skiing in Courmayeur

Skiing in Courmayeur in Italy

Skiing in Courmayeur

In the slopes of Courmayeur with Nikki

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Great food tour in Bologna

Today we have been on a great food tour in the Bologna area. We have seen how the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Aceto balsamico tradizionale di Modena is made and we have been to a local vineyard for a great lunch. Thanks to Alessandro for all the information – see http://www.italiandays.it for more info – and by the way, we also used the opportunity to buy some stuff

Enjoying an aperitivo in Bologna

A bright orange spritz

We got reminded about an Italian word today

Panna means whipped cream of course. Not exactly what Nikki had in mind :-)

Looking for perfect espresso cups

And at a restaurant in Bologna they used cups from Figgjo, a town located about 20 minutes outside Stavanger. How ironic is that ;-)

Lunch in Bologna

View of Piazza Maggiore

From the Asinelli tower in Bologna

Enjoying good food in Bologna

Nikki at a restaurant in Bologna. We enjoyed various cold cuts, risotto, cheese, meat and some local wine :-)

A room and terrace with a view here in Bologna

On Piazza del Campo

Nikki and myself...I managed to snap this myself with the cell phone. We only had an afternoon in Siena but it was a beautiful city

Siena

Pisa

The dome

The dome of the Duomo

The replica of David

View from duomo

View of Florence

Duomo in Florence