Taormina

NICO DI DONNA vest/dress, TALULA dress, BCBG belt, DVF shoes, MIU MIU bag

Last nights in Taormina, Sicily were spent gobbling up as much gelato, granita, seafood, and coffee as possible. I really cannot stress enough how beautiful it is...the city is built on a mountain so you'll always have a view and since its seaside, you'll always have a beach. Sicily is known for their Godfather-like residents to us North Americans but I would rate it high on my list of Italian towns to visit.

Finally, for the past two years Mass' birthday has been spent flying home so I didn't get to send him a proper and formal birthday blog shoutout. Happy Birthday, you really are the greatest boyfriend ever.

Italy Photo Diary Aug 25 - Sep 5

Seaside lunching in Taormina

Nightly family dinners in Sardinia followed by night market browsing

Lake Garda for sulphuric spas


Delicious meals in Verona

Juliet's home in Verona

Gorgeous monastery turned hotel that hosted the event we were in Sicily for

Climbing/walking along the volcanic ashes of Etna

Etna

Few quick out-of-order snaps from our two week trip to Sardinia, Verona/Lake Garda, and Sicily. Took about a week because I always need a holiday after my holidays.

RANDOM SHANGHAI

We headed to F1 two hours after we landed to watch Schumacher race during the practice runs. But of course, we were focused on the Italian team: Ferrari.


Justin and I at Constellation: every mans dream. Over 250 whiskies and you can smoke cigars. My Easter gift to Mass was to smoke a cigar with him. Here I am smoking a....I already stopped caring :)


Wearing my new Miu Mius for the first time! (thanks for the advice everyone - I decided to keep them!)


Normally I wouldn't take pics of the hotel (think its a little tactless but that's just my opinion) but this hotel was exceptional. We stayed at the Peninsula on the Bund and because it just opened in December 2009, I think we were the first ones to stay in that room. haha. It was so technologically advanced I was in heaven. Buttons for EVERYTHING. They even had a little nail dryer in the wall in my make up/closet room. This is a picture of one of the many buttons to instruct the room.


Antique Market: Chairman Mao


What I love most about China: Massages. They break you but you keep coming back for more. £10 will buy you luxury at this place. I went there on at least 3 occasions.



Think that's it! Back to reality.

Have a great day. Ciao!