thanksgiving day, 2006

two years ago this month, the baron, the husband, and their good friend lalee traveled abroad, to italy. the baron and lalee left early in the month, landing in milan. they first worked their way eastward, to venice, then southward, to bologna, then florence (one of the baron's VERY FAVORITE CITIES) and finally to rome. the husband, only able to take one week's vacation, met them in rome, at a beautiful hotel in the via veneto area of town.

it happened that the last days of their trip corresponded with thanksgiving... and you know what, reader? no one in rome gave a damn about the americans' holiday. however, feeling like expatriates in a new and exciting city, the three decided to celebrate thanksgiving the best way they knew how: with a good meal. fortuitously, there was a vegetarian restaraunt near their hotel, il margutta ristorarte.

so.

the photo below is from that meal, and is kind of representative of all their photos from that trip, which is to say, they rarely - if ever - got a good one of all three of them.


also from that trip, this photo of the husband and lalee on a bridge (the name of which escapes the baron) near the vatican. the baron LOVES this picture because they look like they're posing for a catalog... though not the same catalog... lalee is maybe advertising sportswear, and the husband is maybe advertising spywear?