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Yearly Archives: 2016
05
Aug
Aug
Jimmy proposed in Berlin. It was the first time we had ever been to Germany, and we were thrilled with the experience despite the January weather. We have been waiting to make another trip to explore more of the country, and this time wanted to experience the much overlooked Munich. Just an hour and a […]
04
Aug
Aug
Next to a tangle of tram lines, with a major bus stop just outside the door, an unassuming store front advertises gelato artigianale. Inside Gelateria Corona are two tidy rows of flavors based on seasonal ingredients. Corona was my first ever favorite gelato shop in Rome, luring me in with flavors like raspberry ginger, and […]
02
Aug
Aug
Ok. Here goes. Those three little words that my husband loves to hear: I. Was. Wrong. I know. I know. That NEVER happens. It’s a weird feeling, this wrongness. But I need to correct my own misperception – Tram Depot actually serves great Third Wave coffee. Too small to roast any beans, Tram Depot sources […]
01
Aug
Aug
What to do in Rome in August 2016.
31
Jul
Jul
I moved to Rome as a student. I planned to stay for 1 year. And 6 weeks after I arrived, I met Jimmy. When the year was up, we had a serious conversation. I had never planned to move to Italy to fall in love with an Irishman, but I did. I was ready to […]
29
Jul
Jul
I have suddenly acquired a taste for cocktails. I used to shun mixed drinks in favor of wine and beer because the descriptions on the ubiquitous cocktail list brought to mind brightly colored sugary, hangover-inducing abominations. But Rome’s cocktail scene has grown up, and that is obvious at the cozy local haunts like Niji. Niji […]
27
Jul
Jul
“They say that Rome is at the centre of the world,” begins the famous Greek-born Italian painter.