Italy! The ancient Roman civilization that had my attention since my teens. I had fantasized about visiting Italy someday while watching Lonely Planet's extensive coverage of this gorgeous country. Well, I vacationed in Italy multiple times mostly in the northern regions due to its proximity to Austria. We'd drive for about five hours to get to Grado and somedays we'd drive a little further to go to Genoa.
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| Our rental vacation home in La Spezia, located in between Genoa and Pisa |
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| Bushes everywhere! The path leading up to the house is surrounded by some serious bush game! |
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| Kitchen and dining are is in this cottage outside the house |
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| The pool is located downhill, just waiting for me to jump in! |
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| I'm a huge fan of lavender! And we had a whole garden full of lavender bushes along the pathway. |
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| A traditional Italian pizza oven, this is where it all began... |
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| The house is brimmed with ancient antiques, ornaments- it gave off a rustic vibe! |
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| The exit! |
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| Dramatic window panels in our dining area! |
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| Well, well, well. Lol. This is an old well which is covered now. Must say that the Italians take pride in designing every part of the house. |
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| Just woke up, foraging the kitchen for coffee. #nomakeup |
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| Our very own meat slicing machine! |
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| Our pool, overlooking the Italian Alps in the far background. We were staying uphill in a small Italian village in La Spezia. |
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French press coffee for breakfast.
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| Massive lavender bushes leading up to the vacation house. You'd hear thousands of bees buzzing in these bushes, looking for honey. |
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| Downtown La Spezia- quietest town I've ever been in. |
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| Ruins of ancient houses and buildings found while I was hiking around the village. |
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| The Leaning Tower of Pisa, doing its thing! |
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| Quick lunch in Pisa- Carpaccio with melons. |
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