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Parking lot

This is the “parking lot” at Evelina’s school. The school is grades 1 through 4 and there are VERY few kids that are dropped off and picked up by parents. Evelina rides her scooter every day and parks it here too. Without locks. She told me she wouldn’t enjoy going to school in Germany if […]

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Boris’ School

Boris took us on a little tour of the school grounds.  Johannes Scharrer – Gymnasium is a school located in 3 old buildings connected by a modern atrium and a courtyard where everyone hangs out during the  breaks.  The school starts at 7:55 am and finishes at 2:00pm except Wednesday when it is done at […]

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Johannes Scharrer – Gymnasium

Boris is signed up for school that is more age appropriate.  This is the courtyard of the Johannes Scharrer – Gymnasium where people go to hang out during the breaks.  This school is focused mainly on Languages and Humanities.  Typically the kids will take German and English and select either Latin, French  or Spanish as their optional language.  Boris […]

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Asserting Independence

Today we were treated to a fine 3 course meal prepared by Boris and Evelina.  They planned the menu, they prepared the entire meal and served it.  We were absolutely astonished not only at their zeal and dedication but also the actual planning and execution.  They chopped and sliced, mixed, fried, boiled, strained and served […]

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Pool Time

Once the kids got home from school, we had a quick lunch and went out to the pool.  Its an outdoor pool which has been recently renovated.  It seems that the designers have gone mad with stainless steel.  The pools are stainless steel, the bottom the sides the edges all stainless steel, as are the […]

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First day of school

Today marked another milestone: first day of school in Germany! You may or may not be surprised to hear that both children were EXTREMELY excited for this new adventure. They spent the weekend organizing supplies. Boris even went as far as to claim he was “sick and tired of relaxing”. After school, the two of […]

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Arena di Verona

Built in the first century AD Arena di Verona was the third largest amphitheatre in the empire.  It used to hold 30,000 people when it was completed.  Today Arena di Verona is a great venue for many concerts and performances from the likes of  Muse, Radiohead, The Pink Floyd and many others.  There are also […]

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Verona

William Shakespeare made Verona famous with its tragedies.  Verona is a gorgeous city with its quiet streets, many churches, the magnificent Arena and of course Juliet’s balcony.  We did a lot of walking around, a bit of shopping and a whole lot of eating as we usually do.  I think we will be coming back […]

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Eating in Italy

Navigating the Italian gastronomical universe is not an easy task. In the galaxy of choices that are presented on an average menu, in an average restaurant one can easily get confused and lost and ultimately regret not ordering just the right meal.  The easiest way to deal with this issue is to follow my simple […]

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New Friends

Evelina made a new friend today.  Walking from the pool to the main house she heard a little bird chirp.  Being a good soul that she is, she helped it get off the road and back into the shade in the grass where it could be cool and safe.  

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Lazise

Lazise is a small port town with a great castle dating back to late 800s.  Like most old European towns this one too has a small beautiful square a nice old church, Saint Nicolò, dating back to 1200s and beautiful painted houses.  Of course the lake is the dominant feature of this little municipality so we try […]

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