Mom and Aunt Gail's Visit in Milan

Heart-shaped pizzas at my favorite place!

Photos of yummy pastries are a must.

Visiting Bar Luce within the Prada Foundation:

Mom, shopping the olive aisle in Esselunga. (Seriously, there's an entire aisle of olives.)

SHOES!

A gorgeous day in the center of the city   : )

Lots of walking = Tired feet.

Ordering aperitivo in Opera... through the window   : P

Venice - FAVORITES

This will be my last post of my time in Venice at the end of June with my mom and aunt. They are bits and pieces of my favorites from our 3-day stay!

Libreria Acqua Alta is the bookstore that I mentioned in a past post about an amazing bookstore that we stumbled upon in Venice. There are books ALL over... even a staircase made of books in the back that overlooks a canal! There are bathtubs and gondolas overflowing with books. I loved it. The Smithsonian wrote an article about this bookstore last year: Why Does This Bookstore Keep Its Books in Bathtubs?

I love this photo of Mom and Aunt Gail   : )   Le Sorelle! (The Sisters)

THE MOST delicious bruschetta I've ever tasted. (Twice.)   : )

These two weren't together on the water taxi but they are equally fabulous.

Gelatooooo!

Completing this set of photos with one of Le Sorelle   : )

Riomaggiore - Cinque Terre

Each town has its own feel and they are only apart from one another by 3 or 4 minutes by train!

Below are pictures taken in Riomaggiore. From our beach time in Monterosso, we took a boat all the way to the other end of the five towns -- to Riomaggiore. We took a little walk and picked up lunch to eat in the main square.

Le sorelle:

Mom, Aunt Gail, and I

We had a lot of fun and many laughs!

Mom with her favorite -- brioche con crema!

Mmmhmmm, ready for dinner at Trattoria dal Billy

Le sorelle   : )

Gorgeous ladies. Gorgeous backdrop. 

Le sorelle swimming in the Ligurian Sea: