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Padova (or Padua): Giotto frescoes and an historic Botanical Garden- A Day Trip from Milan

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 by terimcmahon

As Italy continued to open up its regions after the Coronavirus shutdown, we left the Lombardy region to visit nearby…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Padova, Travel
Tagged Gardens, Giotto, Padova
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Budapest: Mother-Daughter Trip to Remember!

Posted on June 12, 2019June 17, 2019 by terimcmahon

I met a lovely woman in Milan who originally hails from Budapest, Hungary. She also happens to own a flat…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Everyday activities, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Budapest, Family
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Amsterdam: Mother-Daughter Trip to Remember!

Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 by terimcmahon

After seven years of life’s interruptions delaying our trip, Mom (Grandma Suz) made good on her 50th birthday gift to…

Posted in Cities, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Amsterdam, Family
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The Port City of Genoa

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by terimcmahon

With a free weekend, we decided to hit the west coast and visit the port city of Genoa, where pesto…

Posted in Churches, Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Genoa, History, Liguria, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Day Trips from Milan, Genoa, Liguria
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Northern Italy In a Week!

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by terimcmahon

We enjoyed our first 2019 visitor from the States in February, with one week to explore and show her northern…

Posted in Around Milano, Churches, Cities, Como, Culture, Everyday activities, Hiking, History, Home Life, Lucca, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Bellagio, Como, Friday Market, Last Supper, Lucca, Milan, Piazza della Scala
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Florence in February!

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by terimcmahon

Sunny skies, short lines, cool weather- what more does one need or want, to experience the magic and beauty of…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Florence, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Accademia, Florence, Galileo, Michelangelo, Uffizi, Winter Travel
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Perusing Parma- A clocktower and another museum featuring Napoleonic History!

Posted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by terimcmahon

There is more to Parma than food, I was surprised to discover. Walk around. The Piazza Garibaldi has a bronze…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Everyday activities, History, Museums, Parma, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Museums, Napoleon, Parma
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Picasso in Paris!

Posted on November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 by terimcmahon

Rather than line up to revisit the Louvre or the Musee d’Orsay on our recent trip to Paris, we decided…

Posted in Cities, Culture, History, Museums, Paris, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Art Museums, Paris, Picasso
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Away in Aosta!

Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by terimcmahon

A long weekend beckoned us towards the northwest mountain region of Italy and we couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Hiking, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Aosta, culture, Hiking, History, Restaurants, Roman Culture, Sightseeing, Skiing
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Deep Dive at the Duomo

Posted on October 28, 2018 by terimcmahon

It’s our first full rainy weekend in Milan, so we decided to visit the Duomo and see the Cathedral and…

Posted in Around Milano, Culture, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Sightseeing
Tagged Duomo, Milan, Museum of the Duomo, The Duomo's Sundial, Top of the Duomo
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