Elisa and Diana behind the house we stayed in.

Our first real meal at the house. This was breakfast as soon as we woke up: Some pasta I have never seen before with mushroom sauce.

Tourist Information in Catolica

Walking around in Catolica

Second floor of a cafe in Catolica where we had plenty of finger food

The Martin Swedes have arrived. In the middle is his mother, Lena

Sven Trägårdh

Elisa's mother

Martin and Knutte

My first Italian Pizza from a local Pizzeria in Catolica

Our little Mia was severely jet lagged and fell asleep on me in the restaurant

It was a big hullabaloo when Tony, the boyfriend of Anna appeared a few hours after we first sat down in the restaurant.

Elisa looks a bit surprised by the standing ovations, Tony the owner of a wilderness safari in Africa, got.

Mia eventually woke up, but mildly accepted pizza

This was a true treat to witness. Hand made tagliatelle from scratch, just the way they have done it for hundreds of years. It was one hell of a treat to eat as well. Thank you so much Barbara for that experience!

Every batch of tagliatelle went through the same process. Hand rolled on to this wooden stick (flattened out while rolled up), then rolled out again, and then on again. This takes tremendous patience and time.

Flattening out the dough

Time to cut the strips out. No machine in sight.

How the table was set before devouring this hand made pasta

Mia approved

The view from the lounge area

This is taken a few meters down the hill. You can see the outside eating area, kitchen, lounge area, and the bad ass pizza oven that he had to prep little after we arrived. That is a week of heating up before use. You gotta know your plans before using that thing.

Pretty much the view from our bathroom window

The man and builder of the house, Enrico

Rico sprinkling local cheese on top of the pasta

More views from the house. The little old tree to the right is one of many olive tree on the property

Some of many fruit trees in the back yard

Mia was for some reason enthralled with this statue by the side of the house. She almost daily checked in on her

The selected makeup artist for the wedding was over for a test run

Taken on one of many streets in the town we stayed for the duration of the Italy trip, Elisa's home town Saludecio. Mia with two dolls firmly tucked under her arms, walking up one of these cobble stone streets

One of three entrances by car you can take into Saludecio

It's absurd people actually live and drive cars here

The church Martin and Elisa got married in. Present was this dead guy, naturally entombed hundreds of years ago.

The center of Saludecio. This is right outside the church and a common meeting ground for local since it also features a cafe

Mia fell in love with the two dolls they had at the house. Here she's giving one of them a lift

The view from the house

The pizza oven I wished I had

The drive way down to the house. The Italian hills don't leave much to chance

Outside our guest quarters

Trying to stick a doll into an olive tree...

Martin enjoying pre-marriage

We ate at a place somewhere up on a hill, located where no one else could possibly find it. Or so it felt like. Fantastic food!

Colorful grasshopper

The beach of Cattolica

Mia absolutely loved running around on the beaches of Cattolica

Crab hunting

Mia in her wedding attire

Dinner with the whole gang, the day before the wedding

Jocke arrived in Sodalicio, right in the middle of dinner. Not a bad welcoming "gift".

Sightseeing in Urbino, and old fort with residents and shops all over. Very odd how the old meets the new.

You can spot The Ducal Palace in the background

The dinner table at home before all the Swedish guests and friends arrive for the pizza party

Mia absolutely adored Jocke. It was constant laughter whether they were laying on the ground or ran around the yard.

Cutting/grating mozzarella cheese for the pizzas

Testing the oven to see if it is up to par before feeding it full blown pizzas

Martin cutting the appetizer bread. It only features rosemary and olive oil, but damn it was good.

This one was spiced up with local cured ham

The farewell party has gathered

Jocke is getting old