Wednesday, June 03, 2009

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!
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After a long ride we arrived at are very cool hotel.
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That day we chilled in Torino and went to a cool market that might come to the US:
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This place is killer with places to eat in each section and great food all around. That afternoon we shopped and kicked it.
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That evening we headed to the cost and a place in the pre-alp called Casina Il Poggio
..WOW!!!! This was our place!
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..and the porch!
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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 ;-)
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After a nice ride on the coast we grabbed some lunch and the chilled in the sun at the beach!
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After a quick ride back on the train...
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...and a little drive we arrived back as the casa for find this!
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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!!
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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!
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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
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The next AM we broke out early to beat the traffic at the MB tunnel..but still hit some:
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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 :-)

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