molto bellissimo!

for the past two weeks,

i've been taking beginner italian classes

with the most fantastic italian teacher.

claudia makes me feel italian,

and we always have so much fun

in our small class.

last week,

i went out for an italian lunch

with another of the italian classes...

we shared giant bowls of

salad

delicious pasta
(bolognese, pesto, e con panna)

(this is claudia, my lovely teacher)

and had tirimisu to top it off

(with several bottles of wine, of course!)

ever since our lunch on friday,
i've been dreaming of

being back in italia

stolling the streets

and eating fantastic italian food.

here are a few more pictures from
our stays in venice & florence
during our honeymoon last year...

in front of a canal in venice (venezia)

standing on the ponte di rialto

a lovely view of florence (firenze)
at sunset


 
the beautiful duomo,
seen peeking out above a florentian street


oh italy,
i miss you so much!