Today was a second day spent introducing a lovely woman to this Italian city I like so well.
We wandered the city with our cameras, chasing the light, searching out things we found beautiful and/or interesting, talking, walking ... an ideal way to spend time here in Genova.
At some point I looked up and spotted this dress overhead and loved how it looked out there on the line.
You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.
I was looking for words to post with the photograph that follows and I was going to write something long about wandering in France, about finding fields of gold, about how I almost melted with joy when I found this field but maybe the photograph speaks for itself.
One of the things that really struck me about Diana and Micha's B&B were the details ... exquisite details.
I felt concentrated, like a kid playing in mud, using flowers and twigs for decoration. I had light and colour. I was that lost during those moments when I played with my camera ... lost in the light, and the details.
This is an odd photograph and yet I think I like it. The light struck me but perhaps I saw the mosaic first. I don't remember but it's like this. You can spend hours in each room, outside, and in doorways, just noticing the details, one by one.
Each product, be it pasta, olive oil, pesto, cheese, sauces or wine, has been tasted by us. This is the only way we be sure of truly advising you. We travel around Italy searching for the local products that bring excellence to your table. This is our passion !!!!
Francesca, writing about the shop, Le Gramole.
I interviewed Francesca and Norma about their shop, located deep in the historical heart of old Genova, back in 2011.
It's a special shop, in a special area of the city. As for Francesca and Norma, they're really special too but I imagine you knew that was coming.
They welcome everyone into their shop. They're happy to take the time to talk, to advise, to suggest. I have heard them speak Italian, French, and English, and there are always smiles.
I really recommend you take the time to visit them when in Genova. You won't regret it.
Francesca was preparing for a one-on-one food tasting while I was there at the weekend ...
We were introduced to the concept of a cheeseburger pizza in Fox Glacier township, on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
Oh my goodness. I cannot tell you how delicious it was!
The people at Cafe Neve were fairly modest about it all but it was stunning.
Fast-forward and here we are, back in Belgium. Gert decides to whip up a pizza base, wanting to recreate a cheeseburger pizza.
All his own work ... a cheeseburger pizza Belgian Bloke style.
