There & Back Again – A Traveler's Tale

Yesterday, we took a trip to a Buffalo mozzarella factory and farm. It was a very educational tour of the production process for famous and delicious Mozzarella di Bufala. We even got to visit the happiest Buffalos in the world. They are pampered with classical music, on demand massages, showers and they even get to choose when they get milked. Happy Bufala make for tastey cheese! For the return route, we drove along the Amalfi coast for some amazing views of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Thanks to our driver, Flavia Mendozza for a wonderful day!

On Sunday we took a quick trip to the Isle of Capri. We had Pizza at our favorite spot in AnaCapri and ran into the gathering of the Vespa clubs of Italy.

Every day in Italy is a celebration of life but this trip is a double celebration because of my Mother’s 80th Birthday. Last night we had a dinner at a Sorrento classic, ‘O Parrucchiano including family from a nearby town, Meta and from Roma.

Great meals, great wine, amazing scenery, beautiful people. We went by an old hotel that we used to stay at years ago that has now been restored to a 5 Star boutique hotel; The Hotel Lorelei.

Our Mum’s 80th Birthday was on October 1 and we had a nice celebration lunch at Cacciani in Frascati. This is another of our favorite restaurants that we have been coming to do over 50 years! We then proceeded to beautiful Sorrento on the Amalfi coast.

Yesterday we made the trip to Montepulciano, bought some copper at Mr. Mazzeti’s copper shop and ate lunch at another favorite, Pentolacchia. On the way back to Siena, we stopped at Poliziano winery for a tasting. This is our first time here during the grape harvest and our wonderful guide, Loredana, showed us the grape sorting operation. She also gave as a tour of their wine museum where we saw the very first bottles of Poliziano. We also met the owner, Mr. Carletti. Today, we are headed South.