“Saints be Praised” – The Relics of Rome
Ancient Rome was built on the mythology of Romulus and Remus. 4th century Rome was rebuilt on top of the bones of Saints Peter and Paul, the Romulus and Remus …
Cucina Romana – the tradition of eating in Rome
It’s difficult to imagine Italian food without tomatoes but prior the late 15th century they didn’t exist in Italy. They didn’t exist anywhere in Europe. The greatest treasure of the …
‘Sampietrini’ – The streets of Rome
On a dark night in 1585, an ornate carriage was crossing the Piazza San Pietro. The cadence of the horses and the carriage wheels were a comfort to his holiness …
2012 – London; the rainy week before the Olympics
The Olympic Games were starting two weeks from now and the city was in a frantic rush to get ready. As in most Olympic Games of the past 20 years, …
2012 – Palma de Majorca on Majorca Island
In our many visits to Spain, till now, we’ve never landed in any of the Balearic Islands. Maybe it was the reputation of the Ibiza, the “Gomorrah of the Mediterranean”. We …
2012 – Rome; Monti, Monuments, Baths, Churches and EUR
We are in Rome for a month. Every time we come to this great city we seem to spend the first few days just meandering around the streets. We have …
2012 – Sardinia Island, from Costa Smeralda to Villasimius
We pride ourselves in knowing more about Italy than most Italians who live here. We’ve been north, south, east and west, but until now, we’ve never been to Sardegna (Sardinia). …
2012 – Lake Como; Lombardy
From the air, Lake Como kind of looks like a jumping frog with one leg outstretching towards the city of Como and the other towards Lecco. It’s the deepest lake …
2012 – A Tuscan Wedding (no it’s not ours)
We haven’t gone to many weddings, a few family members and an occasional friend but between the two of us they probably add up to less than ten. This is …
2012 – Bergamo Alta in Lombardy, Italy
Our visit to Bergamo was more or less a last minute decision thanks to United Airline. We had a pre-paid non-refundable two night booking in Torino. It would have been …
2011 – London; Sloane Square and Remembrance day
It’s an easy 2.5hr flight from Rome to London. Just make sure you get to the airport early enough to go through passport control. Yes, even though the UK is …
2011 – Rome, the Monti, Sant’Angelo and Palazzo Colonna
We’re staying in a great apartment with a long terrace overlooking the Coliseum, I mean literally overlooking the Coliseum. The building sits on the the ancient Fagutale Hill, via del Fagutale …
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