Today on the blog, we’re taking a break from Italy because it’s a big day in Ireland. It’s the All Ireland. The 2013 All Ireland Hurling Championship. (Click here to learn a bit more about the sport of Hurling). We’ll be catching the game from Rome, but were recently in Dublin on our way to […]
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There are still a few slow, almost motionless days of late summer left. Perfect for doing nothing more ambitious than watching the laundry swing in the breeze. Decaying walls and threadbare sheets.
We took off Thursday and landed Monday. Back to the airport tomorrow. So for now, enjoying more relaxing Roman rooftops, with a typical skyline of mismatched buildings and TV antennae.
There are a lot of great rooftop bars in Rome, but one of the most intimate and charming is the tiny seating area at the tippy top of Hotel Raphael. It might seem strange to hang out at a hotel if you LIVE in Rome, but this is truly a unique and beautiful place in a […]
Tarquinia.
Oh yes. The most beautiful time of year – the vendemmia, or grape harvest. As the heat of Roman summer fades and gives way to cooler days, I am dreaming of an Umbrian escape just outside of Orvieto. Simona and Nick have just such an Umbrian escape, though they are lucky enough to call it […]
That cat. Against that door. In Calcata. I smiled when Marina took the same picture. The kitty must be a regular.