Culture Clash: In Pictures

Italian "Camping" in style

Tristan adapted quite well to Italy- he's been speaking Italian since we returned home in July

A Child's Mask from Venice

Gentleman in traditional garb- Graz, Austria

Iced Coffee and "Macher" torte in Graz

A Whole Plate full of Meat!!  Now how do I eat this?!  My gall bladder is screaming right now...

Must Americans make a sandwich out of everything?

Rabbits in your own backyard?  Visiting family in Hungary

Thermal spa in Hungary, or floating in a pond full of weeds!

Palenka! goes down pretty easily...

Hector, the family dog in Hungary-he was even part of the wedding procession until he got kicked out of church!  Poor Hector...

Cool!  Basketball in a Hungarian back yard

View from a Rest stop- Austria

Camping on Lake Garda

Pool at Camping with Afternoon Activity-locked in a see-through ball!

Ahhh!  Una Siesta...

Finally a decent cappuccino!  Lake Como

Risotto with shrimp and saffron- Bellagio

Jumping in Lake Garda with my Danish friends at camping.

 Last day of the trip and oh so sad!

Viva Italia!

Buona Notte!

Feast Your Eyes on Graz, Austria

Lonny

October/November | Lonnymag.com

I just discovered this new online magazine (fairly new-it's been around for a year now). This post probably belongs on my Forage blog, but I thought it was relevant to this blog because it is not just design focused. There are travel-related and travel-themed design articles in here, including a great one on Zurich, Switzerland in the most recent issue. Plus, these photos look absolutely gorgeous placed within my blog, if I may say so myself!

I really think it is important to highlight great publishing in our world of ever-shrinking paper printing. The online world is an excellent venue for publishing, if only for the ability to carry it with you on your portable laptop/i-pad/i-touch etc. I have a big problem accumulating magazines and keeping them organized enough to access articles on an as-needed basis. Sadly, there is no method to my madness. In my case, sometimes, the digital world can be a great thing!

Hope you enjoy Lonny as much as I am.

Imagine There's No Heaven...

I know, I know...I need to cool it with the John Lennon references. I just couldn't resist with this one. If there really is no heaven, then Lake Como is paradise itself. Just one look at these pictures and you'll agree.

On our summer trip to Venice, Hungary, Austria, and the Italian lakes, we, just my husband and I, set aside one day to spend on Lake Como. I had always dreamed of coming here and did not want to miss it. We started our journey in Bellagio, shown here in this first picture. We then took a boat tour around the lake, stopping at Villa Balbianello, which was heart-stoppingly breathtaking and the highlight of the journey. The pictures will speak for themselves. And, in answer to your next question, no, we did not see George Clooney....
our boat...



Photos of the Villa Balbianello

A Journey Remembered...

A View from the Rialto Bridge, Venice
A Gondola in All of Its Splendor, down one of the Smaller Canals
The Campanile, St. Mark's Square, Venice (flag of Venice)
The Lagoon
This is the first of a series of posts about our trip this summer to Venice, Austria, Hungary, and the Italian Lakes. I am going to start with start with these few pictures. Hopefully, it gets my memory back in gear so that I can write something decent ;)