Here is the food and site seeing pictures from the trip! Scroll to the bottom to start from the beginning.
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Barcelona, Spain
Chocolate! |
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Barcelona, Spain
Tataki of Beef with Mille-Feuille Potatoes and Grilled Foie Gras.
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Barcelona, Spain
Cannelloni with Pork Sausage and Veal Demi-Glace |
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Barcelona, Spain
Scallops with Pumkin Parmentier and Air of Violets. |
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Barcelona, Spain
24H Marinated Salmon with Sweet mustard and Whiskey |
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Barcelona, Spain
Bravas (Potatoes with spicy sauce). |
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Barcelona, Spain
Last meal on vacation. |
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| Barcelona, Spain |
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| Barcelona, Spain |
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Barcelona, Spain
Last night in Europe. |
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Collioure, France
Moules Frites (mussels with french fries). |
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Collioure, France
Fisherman's chapel. |
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Collioure, France
The harbor. |
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Laroque des Alberes, France
Street View
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Laroque des Alberes, France
Town Square. |
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Dolceacqua, Italy
Old part of town with the castle above. |
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Apricale, Italy
Lasagna with pesto. |
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Apricale, Italy
Mushroom Linguini. |
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Apricale, Italy
Stuffed zucchini blossoms. |
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Apricale, Italy
Day 2, Dinner time! |
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Apricale, Italy
A simple dinner of Antipasti and salad. |
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Apricale, Italy
Dining terrace. The cat is taking an after breakfast nap. |
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Apricale, Italy
Breakfast included with the room. We are at a boutique hotel, ooh la la. |
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Apricale, Italy
Stairs to the homes. |
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Apricale, Italy
Cat guarding the house. |
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Apicale, Itally
Mule Trail |
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Apricale, Italy
Public water to fill your water bottle.
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Apricale, Italy
Never doubt the catholic's fancy church decor. |
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Apricale, Italy
Town square with the church and castle above it. |
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Apricale, Italy
And we walked along the mule trail |
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Apricale, Italy
There is art work all along the streets. |
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Apricale, Italy
More art and street and stairs.
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Apricale, Italy
Up to the town square.
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Apricale, Italy
Headed up the hill. Our next stop. |
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| Moon over Monterosso, Italy |
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Monterosso, Italy
Digestiv with biscotti. |
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Monterosso, Italy
White chocolate ice cream coated in white chocolate wth mango puree. |
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Monterosso, Italy
Grilled octopus with zucchini |
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Monterosso, Italy
Ravioli with lobster. |
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Monterosso, Italy
Croaker white fish with carbonara reduction. |
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Monterosso, Italy
Cuttle fish with gazpacho |
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Monterosso, Italy
Red Prawns |
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Monterosso, Italy
We had the tasting menu. |
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| Monterosso, Italy |
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Monterosso, Italy
Later that evening.
Torre Aurora restaurant. We're eating here. |
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Monterosso, Italy
Strolling on the promenade. |
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Monterosso, Italy
A well deserved lunch. |
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Azure Trail
Monterosso view. |
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Azure Trail
Staring down toward Monterosso |
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Azure Trail
View from the trail after much climbing straight up the stairs. |
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Azure Trail
Very narrow! Often no guardrails. |
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Vernazza, Italy
I called it the death trail. |
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Vernazza, Italy
The beginning of the Azure Trail. |
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| Vernazza, Italy |
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Vernazza, Italy
Village at the beginning of the Azure Trail. |
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Manarola, Italy
Lunch after the class. |
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Manarola, Italy
Pesto! |
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Manarola, Italy
From fresh leaves to |
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Manarola, Italy
View walking up to the Pesto Experience class. |
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Porto Venere back to Rioggamore
Ferry crew member |
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Porto Venere, Italy
Ristorante Portivene
Rigatone cacio e pepe, gambero rosso/Rigatone with cacio and pepper, red prawn
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Porto Venere, Italy
Ristorante Portivene
Capesante autunnali/Autumn Scallops |
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Porto Venere, Italy
Ristorante Portivene
Anatra cotta a bassa temperatura/Low temperature cooked duck |
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Porto Venere, Italy
Inside the church. |
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Porto Venere, Italy
The church.
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Porto Venere, Italy
Coming into port. |
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Porto Venere, Italy
Sanctuary church. |
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| On the ferry to Porto Venere, Italy |
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Riomaggiore, Italy
From the ferry. |
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Riomaggiore, Italy
In town. |
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Riomaggiore, Italy
Via Dell'Amore, street of love. |
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Riomaggiore, Italy
Way of Love path. Only reopened recently after 11 years of closure after a landslide. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Chocolate panna cotta for dessert. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Rabbit stew. We also had spinach ravioli but didn't get a photo. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Tomato salad and anchovies. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Mananan restaurant for dinner. |
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Corniglia, Italy
All 392 stairs down... |
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Corniglia, Italy
Headed out to Manarola. Kitty greeted us on our way down the stairs to the train. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Late night gelato run. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Street scene. |
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Corniglia, Italy
View from our room. |
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Corniglia, Italy
Getting closer.
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Corniglia, Italy
Our destination! |
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Corniglia, Italy
No guard rails. |
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Corniglia, Italy
On the road to Cinque Terre. Yikes! Marilyn was the champion driver! |
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Portofino, Italy
Stuff squid and caprese. |
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Portofino, Italy
More yachts in the harbor and a view of the town. |
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Portofino, Italy
Walking on the Promenade. |
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Portofino, Italy
Arriving in the harbor. |
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Portofino, Italy
The super yachts anchored near Portofino. |
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S. Margherita
Ferry to Portofino. |
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| Cinque Terre Sunset |
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| Of course dessert - Semifreddo Cafe (coffee) with chocolate coffee beans. The espresso was decaf since it's 10 pm. |
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| Secondi - Tuna with pistachio crust, zucchini cream and catch of the day (didn't catch what kind of fish) with gazpacho puree. |
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| Pesto Gnocchi |
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| Acciughe fritte, Fried Anchovies |
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| Camogli, Italy |
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Camogli, Italy
Aperitivo time. |
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Camogli, Italy
Lots and lots of stairs. |
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Camogli, Italy
Parasol Pines and the sea. |
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Camogli, Italy
The Promenade |
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Camogli, Italy
Stairs...
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Camogli, Italy
The Promenade |
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Camogli, Italy
Street scene. |
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Recco, Italy
Big waves for surfers. It was pretty funny because this was a big one! |
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Recco, Italy
Lunch before heading out for the day. |
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Recco, Italy
Late evening view from our balcony. |
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Recco, Italy
Sweet Foccacia with Chantilly and Strawberies. |
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Recco, Italy
Pansotti (ravioli) with walnut sauce. |
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Recco, Italy
La Foccacia con Fromage con Culatello (Prosciutto). |
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Recco, Italy
Making Foccacia de Recco
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Foccacia de Recco restaurant. |
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Recco, Italy
Up the hill view.
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Room with a view. |
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Nice, France
Panna Cotta with peaches and verbena sorbet. |
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Nice, France
Retour de peche roti a la plancha. Fresh sea bass. |
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Nice, France
Dinner at Olive & Artichaut. Tomates de Provence with foccacia. Tarte fine facon pissaladiere. |
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Nice, France
Promenade Anglais along the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Nice, France
Stopping for refreshment after shopping. |
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Nice, France
Beautiful architecture in Nice. |
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Nice, France
Veal with mushroom sauce and frites. |
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| On the way! |
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Adventure in France and Italy
9/21/2023-10/6/2023 |
