Our Second Experience

After our somewhat disappointing introduction to Italy. We decided that it was unfair to base our opinion on one visit to what is after all an industrialised city.

So the year following our Milan trip we went to Riva del Garda at the northern end of Lake Garda. We were knocked out by the beauty of the countryside, the clear blue lake, the imposing mountains to the north, the friendliness of the locals, the local cuisine and the overall cleanliness of the town.

So started our love of everything Italian. Knowing that we would return to this wonderful country as often as possible made me decide to learn the Italian language.

The First Experience

Our first experience of Italy was not of the best.

We had decided to go to the World Dog Show in Milan, quite a few years ago (We are animal crazy as well). We transferred from Malpensa airport to Milan by coach and the route into Milan was uninspiring to say the least, dilapidated buildings, lots of graffiti and deserted factories.

We did manage to find some attractive places in the old city but by and large we didn't like Milan.

What we did like however was the food and the people we met. There was a small restaurant next to our hotel where the owner made us very welcome. The pasta was always freshly made and the main course was always superb. After we had been there a couple of times the owner invited us each night to stay after they closed and drink grappa with him. We seldom went to bed sober.

About the blog

Hi
The name of the blog says it all.
We (Ann and I) love Italy, Italian wines, Italian food, Italians and the Italian language.
This will be where we can talk, probably to ourselves, about our Italian experiences.