I won’t bore you with how hot it was. I won’t bother trying to describe how oppressive the humidity feels when not a single wisp of a breeze can be found. I won’t even begin to recount the discomfort, the lack of mobility, or the will do anything but lie perfectly still with the shutters […]
Category Archives: Rome
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Aug
Aug
To me, Campo de Fiori is a meeting spot. It is a place to agree to find each other so that you can move on to somewhere else. It is not that I don’t like the market there, it simply is not my market. Neighborhood markets are, by definition, in your own neighborhood. I wouldn’t […]
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Jun
Jun
One of the best things about Testaccio is very practical: location. Living here, we are within a short walk to the center, a few minutes from Trastevere, and well connected to everything else by the train, metro, tram and bus lines that skirt the edges of the neighborhood. My preference is always for the tram […]
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May
May
We came back from Castel Gandolfo sunburned and satisfied. Slowly, slowly, we walked back from the metro and towards home. Then we heard the music. Tomorrow is a ponte – a bridge. That is the day off you take between the weekend and the actual holiday, which is on Tuesday. So it is a kind […]
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May
May
This is it. This is the two weeks of year when the weather is absolutely perfect and the air is full of possibility. Spring in Rome. Everything in Rome has turned green again, and while the pollen is wrecking havoc on allergies, the blooms are glorious. And one of the most glorious places to be […]
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May
May
2015 is hectic, in the best possible way. We have it jammed with travel and even a couple life milestones. So in between all of that, dealing with hackers, and forgetting to pay my hosting service (oops), I have turned to food and drink rather than blogging. So here is where I have been and […]
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Apr
Apr
The Eternal City is full of hidden gems. The problem is, they are not always a secret. Take, for example, the famous keyhole in Rome, Italy: Yep. That is the line. To look through a keyhole on the Aventine Hill. The thing is, it is kind of worth it. It is worth the walk, because […]
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Mar
Mar
Flavio al Velavevodetto is an excellent Rome restaurant built into the side of Monte Testaccio.