Tempio Voltiano
Narrow back alley architecture, cobblestone, 14th century cathedrals & church bells ringing. First day in Europe. Late morning walk, misty spring rain. All smiles.
Stomach grumble. Missed the breakfast hour. Focus shifted to window shopping & statue gazing while awaiting restaurants to re-open. Remember the same experience in Chile – 18 hours ‘til I properly synched up. Probably why Europeans are so thin.
When you do figure it out – mighty amazing eats. Simple, fresh ingredients, homemade sauces. Even cappuccino seems to steep different in Europe. Bellissimo. Thoroughly enjoy the art of food (locate a local bodega, for those of us who snack).
Day highlight: Como Cathedral.
Dinner: (local catch) Branzino, capers, homemade butter & olives. Molto bene!
Forecast sunshine Friday. Best day for Lake Como’s hop-on hop-off cruise.
Tomorrow? More Spring rain. After looking at the map (& discussing with the hotel concierge), ya know — Switzerland’s just a short 9 EURO train ticket away 😊
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- Villa Olmo
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- ‘Swan Lake’ Como
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- Statua di Alessandro Volta
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- cobblestone architecture
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- Como Cathedral
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- circa 1396
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- Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
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- WWI War Memorial
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- dedicated to Alessandro Volta (inventor of the electric battery)
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- fresh-catch branzino
Como Cathedral
red sauce & ravioli
50-mile DNF in Tennessee, cold rain in Indiana – folks, March was kinda a bust.
Buongiorno April. Red sauce, fresh fish & cappuccino. Bring it on!
14 hour-workday Monday, 2am Tuesday start. Not the most ideal timing for a world adventure – but for my soul, much needed chicken soup. ITALY! Whoop, whoop!
Expecting a crazy FULL travel day. Roundtrip airfare for only $500 – 12 hours start to Finish, but multiple Starts, multiple finishes. Don’t care, all part of the adventure!
Gonna EAT my way to Italy – Skyr & breakfast OJ in Reykjavik, pretzel Sammy in Munich. Airplane narcolepsy & a positive attitude 🙂 Not stopping ‘til I devour red sauce & homemade ravioli, fancy-dining high above Lake Como (Italy) 🇮🇹
All plugged in. International travel SOLO.
Frown, upside down. Adventure awaits!
Denver ✈️ Reykjavik ✈️ Munich ✈️ Malpensa 🚗 Lake Como 🚢 Lugano 🚂 Milan
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- breakfast Skyr
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- Deutschland
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- pretzel Sammy
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- Welcome to Italy
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- Como fine dining
Italian Telenovela
Food TV Italia
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen” – Orhan Pamuk
dig a good Reuben ❤️
March 2019 update: After marathoning 63 consecutive months, the streak ‘lived or died’ on March 30th. Wise words from Dave Bell haunted me all week: ‘never schedule your marathon last week of a month.’ STRESSFUL lesson learned. Had Saturday’s all-day RAIN EVENT included lightning, the buck would have stopped in Carmel, Indiana. Yikes! Too close for comfort.
Dave Bell? The guy who’s streaking ahead of me – by 8 FULL years. All hail the Chief.
February/March training miles met, but no progress on past sins.
Little too late? Memorial Day is comin’ fast!
Next month: Italy 🍝 🇮🇹 Eat, eat, eat!
Race ReCap: 3 medals, 1 DNF. Arkansas, Arizona & Indiana. 4 states shy of all 50 😊
Marathoning Streak: 64 months; EVERY month, FIVE+ years.
Mileage ReCap: ended March at 1675 miles (only 605 miles to GO!)
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- ended March at 1675 miles
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- my postcard journey
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- Mile 1675: Winslow, AZ
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- niece & nephew holidaying in sunny Dominican Republic
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- dog MODEL 🌟
Marathon Calendar:
- 04/07/2019 Milano Marathon (Milan, ITALY)
- 04/27/2019 Frisco Railroad 50k (Willard, Missouri)
- 05/05/2019 Eau Claire Marathon (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
- 05/17/2019 Nutmeg State Marathon (Hartford, Connecticut)
- 05/19/2019 Colfax Marathon (Denver, Colorado)
- 05/26/2019 Rocky Mountain 50k (Laramie, Wyoming)
- 06/02/2019 Deadwood Mickleson Trail Marathon (Deadwood, South Dakota)
- 06/15/2019 Big Horn Ultra (Dayton, Wyoming)
- 06/28/2019 Black Hills 50k (Sturgis, South Dakota)
