One thing I value over anything else is family. I try to make it over to Europe as much as I can to visit my Danish and Italian relatives. I take pride in the fact that my children have also been able to visit our families in Europe. This year I was able to bring my brother's family to Italy to visit our family home town and to meet their relatives. We are very lucky to be able to say we know where our family came from and that we still communicate with our relatives. Last year I did the same for my cousin Sandy when I took her to Denmark to see our Danish relatives. It is good to know your roots.

Our family name on my mom's side is Bosio though when my Grandfather came to America it was changed to Bosson. Our family home town is Bardino Nuovo which is on the Italian Riviera in Liguria about halfway between Genoa and Monaco.

This weather was perfect for the trip and we were able to swim in the Mediterranean, see Monaco and visit some really cool towns in the area.

This was our first stop and I will continue to post about our stays in Venice, Florence, Rome, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Montepulciano, Tuscany and Lake Como.

For this post I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.