Lovin' Italy

 

Exploring Rome like Audrey Hepburn...on a scooter, dancing & eating gelato on the Spanish Steps. Ahhhhhhh lets never come home Dan.

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Italian Bruschetta

I was watching a European travel show the other day....one of my guilty pleasures. Dan and I like to find travel inspiration for our future romp through Italy (2 months to go)! This recipe was by a chef in a little Italian hill town. He made his Bruschetta in a stone fire oven, using fresh bread, tomatos, garlic, olive oil and salt. It's that simple. I thought, "hmmm this seems super easy and wonderful; I'll give it a whirl." Dan and I are nuts for this bruschetta. It's SO flavorful and clean tasting. I think I ate 4 yesterday! It will make your whole house smell like Italy.

Here's how ya do it.

1 Loaf of bread (preferably a wide Italian loaf of bread)
1 clove of garlic
1 firm organic tomato (thinly sliced)
Sea salt or flaked salt
Olive oil


Preheat Oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

-Cut your bread into 1 inch thick slices and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven until your bread is hard to the touch
-Cut your garlic clove in half and rub the garlic on the bread
-Place the tomato’s on top of the bread
-Drizzle liberally with olive oil
-Sprinkle with salt

Our Honeymoon Plans!

So guess what? Dan and I are going on our dream honeymoon! A month long European adventure! Yaaahooo! We have a 2 week cruise in the Mediterranean followed by 2 weeks of backpacking.  We are so excited! Oh man, I'm feeling really spoiled right about now! We've been working hard and saving for years, so this honeymoon is a well deserved trip! We were thinking, you only get married once -- so why not go BIG!" And it's the perfect time in our lives to travel (no kids, flexible jobs etc.)

Europe here we come!

Here are some spots we'll be checking out.

If you have any recommendations let us know! We would love to hear about your favorite places, hideouts, restaurants and must do's!

Barcelona, Spain

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Florence/pisa (livorno)

Rome, Italy (civitavecchia)

Naples, Italy (for Capri & Pompeii)

Mykonos, Greece

Istanbul, Turkey

Kusadasi, Turkey (for Ephesus)

Athens, Greece

Venice, Italy

 

And then...

We hope to see these during our 2 weeks of backpacking

Germany for Oktoberfest and a visit to Opas hometown

Switzerland because we've heard it's cool...

 

Lake Como, Italy

Paris, France (We're flying out of Paris) and I need to get my booty over to Laudree! Oui Oui!

Oh my gosh! Is this really happening? I need to pinch myself sometimes...we are feeling very blessed and excited for such a grand adventure ahead of us! What a wonderful way to start our marriage. We can't wait!

Pictures: Istanbul, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Ephesus, Florence, Venice, Rome, Naples, Mykonos, Switzerland, Paris, Munich, Lake Como