Buon giorno!

In September, 1999, I visited for the first time the homeland of half of my heritage -- Italy (Italia).  I spent three days in Venice (Venezia), followed by three in Lake Como (Lago di Como).  It was spectacular.  The only downside was my inability to find a restaurant that would make me my favorite Italian entree, chicken parmigiana, or a bakery that made my favorite Italian dessert pastry, sfogliadelle.  Regarding the former, one irate restauranteur responded, "That's not Italian food."  My silent retort, "Incorrecto, Pietro -- Italians have been making it for me all my life."

The scenery was beautiful, as I hope the following photo gallery manages to convey.  Clicking on each thumbnail will take you to a full version of the picture.

Ciao!