Home from the holidays

We cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful it was to be in Venice, Verona (for Christmas), Florence and southern Italy, Calabria for my special birthday and for New Year's Eve. Other than 6 days of rain, everything was perfect, especially being with dear friends (and our first b&b guests from 1982) who have retired from London to an idyllic spot overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. They even drove us to Sicily one day - fabulous. Took over 350 pictures and most are quite nice.