Local Produce!!

So KK and I have been growing some produce. We currently have some lettuce, tomatoes, mint, parsley, chives, and basil. A nice setup too on the back porch:


..and with the cherry tree in front we have even produced some local jam!!


Viola!!! The finished good.


So next time your at Chez KK and GG ask for local produce :-)

DH. Annecy, and hot weather.....

The mercury continued to rise and the summer season was in full swing. On Friday night we hit up a few drinks and chilled in Geneva with Paul, T, Pedro, and Rob.

On Saturday I woke up early to go biking with Tom and Jay at Crans Montana which is in the canton of the Valias in CH. After an early morning rendevous we hit the lift at about 9:30.




So we arrived at the top with no real clue where to go (first time there) and we started to search....luckily we ran into Perta a local from Thun who should us the way..all day (Thanks!!!!):



The day was killer with few crowds and great trails conditions...the lift ticket was only 15CHF too!!!
Ripz enjoying the day!




Tom too!





...and I really did!





WOOOHOOO!!! it was a perfect day and to end it all I met up with KK and we hit a friends BBQ Saturday night with great food and beer.

Sunday we woke up and headed to Annecy to escape the 32C heat.


We grab some sandwiches and the paper and relaxed on the East side of the lake.

Sunday night we relaxed and had a nice dinner on the porch. A great weekend overall!! We continued to be very blessed. More to come this weekend as always.

Chill weekend in CH....

So the weekend started and we checked out some "Fetes" locally in Grand Lancy. This was a small affair with some cool bands and good music. KK and I headed down on both Friday and Saturday night. We really like these guys who light up the stage with cool DJing and sweet fiddles.

The rest of the weekend we relaxed and sorted the house....you should see the pantry now! :-)

Back to the Future....LAST WEEKEND!

So after the trip to Poland if was off to bike in CH. Saturday we headed to Chaumont for a little DH with Jay and Tom. The day was perfect..weather..

..friends...



...new courses...

..and our new guide David from bikeattitude.net......


WOOOHOOOO!!! DH season in full effect. That night KK and I had a great dinner at Cafe Universal and enjoyed the nice Spring evening. The next day I headed up with Tom to Metabief for another morning of DH......



WOOHOOOOO....again...I arrived back in GE to chill with KK down by the lake which was a perfect way to end the day.
Monday was a holiday so KK and I headed for a tour around the Saleve for the Tour Du Saleve There are no pictures..but KK kicked my butt!
Another memorable weekend in CH! As always more to come.

Back to the mother land....another new country: Poland

I still can't believe this was my first time to Poland..but I will return! It was a very short business trip but I wanted to document the first time I went. Flight LOT!!

Warsaw:

Dinner Place:

Overall I really like Warsaw. Cheap, cool people, and a very local feel. I hope to return with KK soon.

WE LOVE ITALY!!!!

So the long weekend was coming and KK and I were off to IT for a little R and R. We left Wednesday night to Torino. The drive was sick with great views!



After a long ride we arrived at are very cool hotel.


That day we chilled in Torino and went to a cool market that might come to the US:



This place is killer with places to eat in each section and great food all around. That afternoon we shopped and kicked it.


That evening we headed to the cost and a place in the pre-alp called Casina Il Poggio
..WOW!!!! This was our place!

..and the porch!



No one speaks English here but that was cool with us! After a great dinner we retired to our cool pad and got ready for a bike ride in the AM.
The next day we got up and headed for a ride from Finale Ligure to Imperia. KK reliving here college days ;-)


After a nice ride on the coast we grabbed some lunch and the chilled in the sun at the beach!

After a quick ride back on the train...

...and a little drive we arrived back as the casa for find this!



Spectacular!
The next AM was a repeat in terms of weather and after a nice B-fast we relaxed on the terrance. On the way out of town we stopped in Alessia and enjoyed the beach and local fare.
Fresh!!


It was a great time at the beachside but it was time to head towards home..so back to Torino to stay at another cool place....with my man Silvio!

Sivio and his family run a nice place on the outskirts of Torino....very cool! We chilled at the pool, ate great food and just chilled. The place

The next AM we broke out early to beat the traffic at the MB tunnel..but still hit some:

We got home rested, relaxed, and ready to go back to IT. These 4 days were one of the best in IT. We got to see local culture, learn a little Italian, and saw a ton of new places. WE LOVE IT!

PS: For the location of these places drop me an email anytime...we also have some cool beach spots too :-)