In keeping with the Rome-free Sundays, this week we hopped on the train to Bracciano. Bracciano is a small hilltop town in Lazio that overlooks (you guessed it) Lake Bracciano. We got off the train and I proudly announced: “Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes got married here at that castle. There. That’s the extent of […]
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Mar
It took me almost three months of living in Rome before I made it out to the Vatican. I had been putting it off because I went through the museum on my first trip to Italy many moons ago. I decided to take a tour of the Vatican museums instead of wandering around myself. I […]
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Mar
Mar
I am not a city girl. I find cities overwhelming most of the time. While I love all of the events to choose from and events to attend, I dislike most of the day-to-day realities of city life. The packed metros, pushy bus riders, angry postal clients, inexplicably closed administrative offices. So every week I […]
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Mar
Mar
Human Rights Watch recently published a report about racism in Italy. I’m going to stay out of the whole debate, but there are times when I am left shaking my head at certain labels or signs that I come across here. America is obsessed with political correctness so I often find myself thinking “That would […]
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Mar
Mar
When my friend came to spend the holidays with me in Italy, we went on an adventure to eat the best pizza in Naples. Slow train journey to Naples and back in one day for Da Michele? Worth it. After our Neapolitan experience, we were on a mission to find the best pizza in Rome. […]
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Mar
Mar
San Lorenzo is technically outside of Rome’s ancient city wall, so I often have a chance to walk past the impossibly old structure. Today, I noticed a few yellow and purple flowers growing from the top. I cannot wait for spring in Rome.
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Mar
Mar
“I Heart New York” has been done a million times. I ‘Space Invader’ Roma is a slightly more original take on the old cliche: Rome is the perfect city for an eye-gasm. The colors of the buildings, the laundry hung out a window and blowing in the breeze, the ruins of the Roman Forum, the […]
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Mar
Only in Italy is a small jar of peanut butter $9, while fresh mozzarella is $1. Only in Italy are strikes announced in advance and always planned for a Friday, giving you the excuse to take a long weekend. Only in Italy are you expected to drink your coffee in 25 seconds and gtfo, but […]