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Italy – la Familia

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Vendemare time. Grapes ready for crushing outside Luigino and Wilma’s home in San Stino di Livenza.

Luigino and the carne (dog)

Getting the grape crusher (and winemaker’s cleavage) ready

It’s not red but it IS a Lamborghini!


Preparation…

Hooking up the crusher to the PTO (power take off or “spinny thingy” for the non technically minded)

Unloading grapes

Luigino preparing…


…and the crushing begins

Luigino and Wilma’s fishing boat

… and again

Zia Milena getting on the Motorin. You really wouldn’t believe this lady is in her mid eighties!!!


The Naressi Family in San Stino di Livenza

The Naressi Family minus Gianni and plus Rob

Nadia with Zio Armando, Davide, and Zia Livia

Zia Maria sweeping


Miriam, Nadia and Zia Livia

Zia Maria preparing the pizza dough

Zia Maria and Wilma get ready for the hoardes

Luigino rolling out the dough with “the secret tool”


…stretching…

…saucing…

…oiling…

…cooking…


…ecco la pizza pomodoro

Zia Maria at the pizza dough balling machina

Pizzas ready for the oven

…and coming out of the oven


Silvana, Zia Adele, Nadia and Angelica

Zia Rina and Nadia

Zia Rina and Nadia

Nadia’s Dad’s family home (after MAJOR renovations)


Walter, Nadia, Miriam, Essio and Zia Livia

Zia Maria bottling some wine

Zia Maria looks pleased with the wine

Wilma barbequeing raddicio for pizza toppings


Luigino chopping up the mozzarella

Louisella and Nadia on a bridge in Portoguaro

Louisella and Nadia

Wilma and Luigino


Where’s Zia???

at well over 80, up a tree picking mushrooms, of course!

Nadia and Zia Maria

Wilma and one of the wait staff in the bar

USA – Yosemite

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Photo captions courtesy of Leo and Jeannie – thanks guys!



Panorama from Glacier Point with Yosemite Falls (or where it should be) center
a very meagre Bridal Veil Falls
Nadia and El Capitan
Half Dome

Nadia and Leo in front of Half Dome
El Capitan
Nadia, Jeannie and Leo in front of Half & Other Domes
Classic Yosemite Valley view from the tunnel on the way to Glacier Point

Half Dome and high country from Washburn Point
Half Dome from Glacier Point
small parking lot at base of Glacier Point near trailhead – used by backpackers and rock climbers

USA – San Francisco

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Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge with Rob


Lombard Street – the “crookedest street in the world” was created so that horses could pull heavy carriges up the very steep hill. The crooked bit is only one block but spectacular.

Cable car turning around. Cable cars were also created in SF to deal with the steep hills. The inventor came up with the idea after witnessing an horrific accident where a horse pulling a cart slipped on ice and crashed to the bottom of the hill.


Leo and Rob in SF

Seals on the piers in SF

Rab and Rob at the final breakfast

Jeannie, Nadia and Suzie at the final breakfast


Nadia on what we called the “Spanish Steps” at the new shops near the Fruitvale BART

Rob with a “toy” soldier at Macy’s Union Square

The Transcontinental Pyramid

Coit Tower


Nadia at the Chinatown gates

View from the Cliff House

The Cliff House from near the Sutro Baths

Ruins of the Sutro Baths


Nadia with Golden Gate in the distance taken from near the Sutro Baths

Holocaust Memorial

Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park (west end)

Scenery in the Golden Gate Park


Pergola in Golden Gate Park

7 metres of steel

Pergoda in the Japanese Tea Gardens – Golden Gate Park

Japanese Tea Gardens


Bridge in the Japanese Tea Gardens

Rob “relaxing” in a massage chair in Macys after the Golden Gate Park “stroll”

Chev as wall decoration in a diner in SF

Jeannie, Nadia, Suzie, Rab and Leo at the final breakfast in Alameda