Bergamo lies nestled in the foothills of the alps 20 miles to the northeast of here. It has a walled "alta citta" (high city) which is really a beautiful place to visit. No new fab concrete retaining walls here. You get the feeling that everything took decades to build. Along the cobbled streets are exquisitely designed window displays for the fashion conscious and pastry shops on every corner with enticing apertifs for the ravenous American palate. The brioches (basically jelly filled croissants ...only better) are delicious with a steaming hot cappuccino.
Today the sky was clear blue and old man winter dropped the temperature enough to have a beautiful view of the alps. We haven't yet mastered the art of being both fashionable and warm. Here, fashion is mandatory and warmth and practicality are optional and quite secondary! We're still going with warm.
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OK you guys, every picture you have posted has elicited a sigh of longing (except the gas prices!) - everything is gorgeous...but nothing has excited me quite as much as the picture of the PASTRIES you just posted!If it were just two of us instead of five us of to buy tickets for, that picture may have sent us straight to the internet to buy tickets! Next time you enjoy one of those and a cappucino, please think of us!:) Thanks for the e-mail recently. We have been travelling and are about to move, so if you don't hear from us for awhile, that's why! Michelle and Morgan
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