LOL ... the green bottle is WATER ... they only serve water in bottles - natural or 'with gas' which is like seltzer - you pay for it of course ...

In a prosciutto curing room - one big Italian ham hanging out with other big Italian hams ... (along with our tour guide 'Davide') ... In Parma we did a day trip of a Parmeggiano Reggiano 'factory', prosciutto, and balsamic vinegar ... VERY interesting, and all family owned ...

In Florence at the Arno river near the Ponte Vecchio - which is a jewelry shoppers paradise and not much else ...
chas would probably say that accordion players were upside down and backwards anyway ... I've never seen anyone play accordion this way, and he was really quite good ...

Rome ... At the Trevi fountain, and at the best panoramic view in all of Rome, the North American Pontifical College ...

Looks like a fun time ...When are you going to Sicily?

Congratulations to you and your lovely wife. Looks like a fabulous trip!

... got pretty close to the Pope also ...

there now ...more to come

making mozzarella in Sorrento ... ... and on the Amalfi coast ...

One of the countless beautiful towns on Lake Como ... and an 'artsy' shot for the photographers on board ...