Monday, October 11, 2010

austin food trucks

Even though I had to go to Austin for work, I had fun with my old friends Mike, Jung, and Marc. I stayed at the San Jose, per usual. Mike introduced me to my new favorite beer that we were calling FrankSkanks.
A lot of food trucks have popped up since last I came here. Austin is becoming more and more quirky and I love that!



milan

I don't have photos of Milan, because our battery ran out at that point. I will say, Milan was my favorite city in Italy. The people, food, and fashions were all up my alley. My favorite place was Bianco Latte. The BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD for gelato. If in Italy, please trek up to Milan and have lunch there. WORTH IT!

cinqe terre

It was pretty, but I felt it was too touristy to the point that the locals weren't cool about it. But it was nice spending one more day with Dan, Andee, Joe, and Doug. If I ever go back, I am going to do the cliff diving. We got there too late to jump.

bocine

In the little Tuscano town of Bocine, we had amazing porchetta at the farmer's market.


We had our last dinner there with Jersey's best buds Marc, Mik, and Shawn at a quaint little place that served home cooked food from the owner's mother.


dandee

Andee and Dan's wedding was really magical. I got tons of photos, but some are too funny to post! We had an amazing time with the Jersey and Philly crew, made new friends, and got crazy. I MEAN CRAZY. Here's a video of how crazy it was getting.

lupinari


I don't have much to say about Rome. Old stuff, bad graffitti other than the three Space Invaders we saw, and a sprain ankle. We ate well and partied into the night.
We rented a car and got ass-rammed, as I like to put it all the way to Tuscany. I actually quite enjoyed the way Italians drive. Go fast or get out of the way! Andee and Dan's wedding was at the Pellegrino's estate called Tenuta di Lupinari. I'd recommend for you to stay there if you need a romantic vacation. The food and people were fab! They have vineyards and olive groves on the estate.



Monday, October 4, 2010

tidbit

I want to give you all a play by play of Italy, but I think that's going to take too long at the moment. I gotta prepare for my Austin trip and I might even go to Copenhagen the follow week. So just for now I wanted to show how much fun Andee and Dan's wedding was. These were my shoes halfway through the night!

I promise to give you more stories and pictures soon.