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Category Archives: Italy
Spotlight on Taverna Trilussa
We had read about Taverna Trilussa on Tripadvisor. Rick Steves also mentioned the establishment in his Italy guidebook. They only open for dinner so we decided to take a chance and walk in early. The Taverna is a hundred year … Continue reading
Posted in Cuisine, Food, italian food, Italy, Rome, Trastevere, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amarone, Amatriciana, Brunello, bucatini, Cuisine, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Pasta, postaweek 2014, Ravioli, Ravioli Mimosa, Roman Cuisine, Rome, salumi, spaghetti, taverna Trilussa, Trastevere, Travel
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Trastevere, Rome
One highlight of our stay in Rome was learning about areas where locals like to go for a birra or an Amatriciana. Jonathan, our all around go-to person during our Rome stay, suggested various “off-the-beaten-path but not-for-the-faint-of-heart” gems. Trastevere did … Continue reading
Sated Yet?
There’s a saying in my hubby’s parents’ hometown in the Philippines that when one is overfull from eating (0r overeating), one becomes sad (malungkot). My hubby likes to call the state, “post-prandial triste.” Somehow, it seems apt. There is the … Continue reading
Posted in Cannes, Florence, Florence, Food, France, French Food, italian food, Italy, Monty Python Film, Movies, The Meaning of Life, Travel
Tagged Chianti Classico, DPCHallenge, Food, French Macarons, Italian Cookies, John Cleese, Monty Python, postaweek 2013, The Meaning of Life movie, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Fleeting Art
We were exploring Florence’s vibrant town center around the Duomo when we came across some artists painstakingly creating an image on the street with colored chalk or maybe pastels. They had a photograph of a Madonna that they were copying … Continue reading
And The Signs Said
Here is sign we came across while walking around the city of Florence, Italy. From afar, it looked like a “no entry” sign. But when we looked closer, there is someone carrying the horizontal bar. So, does this mean there … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, DPChallenge, Florence, Italy, Prague, Street Signs, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Czech Republic, DPCHallenge, Florence, Italy, postaweek 2013, Prague, Street Signs, Weekly Photo Challenge
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View From Above
Last Friday’s DP Photo Challenge was “From Above.” I’ve been running around a lot these past few days and have not had a chance to post, let alone read my fellow bloggers’ posts. But I felt I needed to just … Continue reading
Posted in Cinque Terre, Corniglia, Daily Post Challenge, DPChallenge, Florence, Italy, Manarola, Travel
Tagged Cinque Terre, Corniglia, Florence, Italy, Manarola, Photo Chalenge, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Volterra: Not Just For Twi-hards and Oenophiles
One of the last towns we visited in our week in Tuscany was the town of Volterra. According to Rick Steves*, this vibrant and history-laden town was recently in the international limelight because it was used as the backdrop for … Continue reading
Posted in Isole e Olena, italian Wine, Italy, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany, Volterra, Wine
Tagged Alabaster art, Chianti Classico, Etruscan History, Isole e Olena, Postaweek2012, Rick Steves, Travel, Tuscany, Volterra, Wine
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Weekly Writing Challenge: A Splash of Color
Weekly Writing Challenge: Splash of Color Palio di Siena (or Il Palio) is a very old but still observed festival in Siena at least twice a year. The tradition dates back to medieval times. It is a horse race where the … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Horse Race, Italy, Palio di Siena, Siena, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany
Tagged Contrada, Contrade of Siena, DPCHallenge, Horse racing, Palio di Siena, Piazza del Campo, Postaweek2012, Siena, Travel, Tuscany
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A Mother and Her Two Daughters
It was the weekend and the ridership on the trains was quite robust. We were moving from Monterosso, one of the five towns collectively called Cinque Terre, to Cannes. Monterosso served as our home base during our five-day stay. We … Continue reading
Posted in Cinque Terre, Family, Italy, Kids, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting, Travel
Tagged Cannes, Cinque Terre, Family, Kids, Monterosso al Mare, mother and her kids, Parenting, Postaweek2012, Travel, Ventimiglia
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Picking Pockets
Our wallet was stolen when we were on our way back from Santa Margherita Ligure. We had taken the regional train from Monterosso al Mare that morning on the first of September. We had been curious to see what the hype … Continue reading
Posted in Cinque Terre, Italy, Monterosso al Mare, pick pockets, Theft, Travel
Tagged Monterosso al Mare, pick pocket, postaday, postaweek, Santa Margherita Ligure, stolen wallet, theft, Wallet
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