Leaving Venice Up early, we walked to Accademia Bridge (Ponte dell’Accademia) for some early morning photos, then to Bar all’Angelo for pistacchio pastries and cappuccini. We took a water bus (vaporetto) to a stop across from the train station, where we’d meet Ella and Dražen. The Mercedes van fit all of us, plus our luggage, no problem. The drive...
Truffle Hunting with Miro Tartufi Today was a day trip into the mountains to go truffle hunting. We went to Miro Tartufi, just outside the hilltop town of Motovun. The owner took us into the forest with two of his dogs: Lila was a 5 year old black lab, and Jeki was a 6 month old Italian Water Dog (Lagotto Romagnolo). He has another dog (12 year old Bela), but said...