One of the beauties of living in Europe, and mostly in Switzerland, is that you get to visit amazing places within minutes and in a couple of hours you are in a different country!
We went to Italy and visited some charming villages: Asti (where the bubbly wine of the same name is made), Canelli (where MORE bubbly is made) and Alba, the town of Nutella!
We might be the only parents that leave for a roadtrip heading to a different country with NO ITINERARY, NO GUIDE and 2 KIDS, at 5:00 pm, but little that we knew that we were in for a treat!
All the roads lead to Rome, but in our case they first led us to a Farm. A charming Italian farm owned by an even more charming family.
Apparently "agritourism" is pretty popular these days in Italy. Our farm, La Mussia, was all that you would expect a farm to be: cows and horses, hens and ducks. A cat and a dog resting on the red brick floor.
The owners were awsome and they cooked for us, a clean roomy bedroom, and we were on board! Emilio and Sofia picked fruit from the trees, they climbed on the tractors and played with some kids. Dinner included a full five course meal, with plenty of wine, dessert, bread and cheese. Then breakfast with yogurt and home made sweets, and then we continued our quick 4 day trip.
Amazingly, we ended up in Alba, where the truffle fair was taking place. Food and wine, truffles, chestnuts, people, music and joy in the air. An old fashion carrousel, candy and narrow streets completed the story of our amazing, short trip!
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