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Italy

After Jenkins and I departed from Milan, we took a late night train to one of the most anticipated stops in our trip: Cinque Terre. We had wanted to go to the lovely Cinque Terre region when we first travelled to Italy but due to timing constraints, we just weren’t able to fit it in [...]

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Milan: Ristorante Rita

by gigi on February 24, 2009

On our second day in Milan, we ended up around the Duomo area again during lunch. Since Milan is quite well-known for its tasty “fast food” options, we decided to go to one of the several cafeterias in the area. When we say fast food, we don’t mean burgers and fries though. Fast food in [...]

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Milan: Pastarito Pizzarito

by gigi on February 17, 2009

After our thoroughly enjoyable stay in the Lake Como region, Jenkins and I boarded the train and headed for Milan. Milan was a relatively short hour or so train ride away and we only planned to stay for two days and one night while en route to Cinque Terre. Our morning in Milan was mostly [...]

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Varenna, Lake Como: Eremo Gaudio

by gigi on February 13, 2009

Jenkins and I were feeling particularly lazy one evening and did not want to make the 10 minute walk down the hill into town for dinner. It had rained quite heavily earlier that day, and we were also a bit afraid of getting caught in a torrential downpour. As a result, we made the decision [...]

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Bellagio, Lake Como: Trattoria San Giacomo

by gigi on February 9, 2009

Jenkins and I took a short ferry ride to Bellagio one day and spent pretty much the entire day there. If Bellagio rings a bell to you, it may possibly be due to one of 2 reasons: (1) it’s where the Bellagio hotel from Las Vegas got its inspiration or (2) it’s where George Clooney [...]

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Menaggio, Lake Como: Bar Constantin Pizzeria

by gigi on January 18, 2009

Jenkins and I took a day trip boat ride to the small town of Menaggio one day during our stay in Lake Como. Menaggio was slightly larger in size than Varenna and our ferry ride only took about 20 minutes. When we arrived at Menaggio, we took a nice stroll around town and ended up [...]

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