It was a foggy morning when I headed off in the direction of Vicenza to see what I could discover…
Even Italian tractor drivers pull out in front of you and behave like ‘Italian drivers’!
There were mansions like this out in the middle of fields…
…and this lady wasn’t crossing the street – she was walking down the middle of it. Definitely Italian!
The fellows repairing this road were doing so in the middle of traffic – nothing cordoned off – cars just drove around them…
Renovator’s dream?
…and back to home sweet home…
~ Bella
Dolo rests on the Brenta River, the waterway that connected Venice/Venezia to Padua/Padova. During mostly the 1500s, the Venetian aristocracy built grand country homes in this area to escape the city and enjoy large gardens and hunting grounds - of which my amazing villa is one such grand country home.…
Although I have been here several weeks, I haven't really gone exploring - rather I have stayed close to the apartment, curled up in local cafes and done quite a lot of research for my next book (that I have also begun writing), and just soaked in the atmosphere of…
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