Gallio, near Menaggio, on Lake Como, Italy. In the big kitchen, with more than enough seating room for six.

Gallio, in the kitchen. This is a 1/2 kilo slab of butter. We ate an entire full kilo and then bought the "small" version.

Gallio, view of sunrise from the kitchen patio

Bellagio. This time it's not a Spritz; it's a blush pinot grigio and very tasty.

Varenna

Driving from Lake level to the house -- Pin-Pin's House

Menaggio, more Mino

Menaggio, Mino the Wide Bodied Cat, resident of toy store across from Bar Costantin

Menaggio, Bar Costantin, Terri having coffee

Menaggio, Bar Costantin, where we spent lots of time and money

Menaggio

The Pasta Aisle

Cheerios!

Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo

Tremezzo, Terri, Jerry & Diane goofing around with the restauranteur

Gallio, Roger in the kitchen. Those are not all wine bottles. One is balsamic vinegar. Really!

Gallio, another of the three cats we were feeding. I only ever saw the southern end of the northbound third one. Very skittish.

Gallio, one of the three cats we were feeding

Gallio, views from our house

Gallio, view from bathroom window of house we rented

Gallio, on the patio off the kitchen of the house we rented

Venice, Ca' d'Oro (Palazzo Contarini) (ca. 1425), facade on the Grand Canal

Venice, view from my hotel room window at the Hotel Royal San Marco

Murano, Santi Maria e Donato, exterior 1125-1141

Venice, at Felice, Jerry's got spagetti

Venice, at Felice, Terri enjoys a Finochietto

Venice, at Felice, my very large, very tasty salad.

Venice, here we are at Felice, drinking not wine, but Spritz(es). Terri liked them, me... not so much. But we did like Felice. We were there three times for cocktails and canapes.

Venice, Santa Maria delle Salute

Venice, view of San Marco' Campanile from the Campanile of San Giorgio Maggiore

Venice, view of Palladio's Il Redentore

Venice, the Gothic church at the abbey of San Gregorio

Part of the Guggenheim Collection, on view at the former abbey of San Gregorio, Venice