To our surprise, it turns out that despite the fact that every Italian we see is smoking like chimneys, eating piles of pasta and bread and taking 3 hour siestas every day, the average life expectancy of an Italian is 83 years, higher than that of the U.S. or England. So I am stuffing as much pasta and bread and, of course, gelato as I can humanly consume!
So…eat, rest…enjoy…and live long!
Love,
Jim



So, I’ll sign up for another tour of Italy again. Bert’s observation during our last trip to Italy was that all the beautiful slender women eating gelato were kept in shape by walking everywhere. He said this as he followed them down the streets. Also, notice the absence of butter on the table.
Oh my gosh, these photos are STUNNING. I especially love the one of Jim. It’s just perfect. I feel like that could be a travel magazine cover. Or GQ. 😉 I miss you guys — and Italy!