a broad goes abroad: oh, hello Italy!

We left for Italy on May 26th. Our itinerary: Rome to Florence to Ponte di Legno to Verona to impromptu stops in both Sirmione and (one of the five) Cinque Terre before heading south to Tuscany, Sorrento & the Amalfi coast and back up to Rome. It was a darn near perfect trip.

We took nearly 2000 photos and in the days and weeks ahead I'll chronicle a few of our new and reinvigorated loves including but not limited to: espresso, olive trees, vineyards and everything derived from them, gelato doorways and door knockers, mozzarella and tomatoes, coastal towns, boats, pizza, prosciutto & melone, little cars and sweeping vistas.

We'll begin with the first view: my feet on my carry-on (that's right, we carried on - we did not, however, carry-off) at the Burlington airport. The vistas get much better and a bit more panoramic.
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