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Spring in Rome: Fava Beans
On our way south to Anzio last Saturday we saw farmers selling fava beans. We didn’t buy any because we didn’t want them to spoil in the car. We saw a huge basket of them in the restaurant in which … Continue reading
Winter in Tuscany: Pienza
As you may recall, we went to Pienza with our daughter and her fiancé one Sunday last October. We didn’t see much of Pienza then because we arrived in mid-afternoon and many restaurants close after lunch on Sunday. We succeeded … Continue reading
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall (and 35 or so on Tap)
Sometimes I long for a good burger and a beer. Last Thursday I walked home through the Ghetto after taking photos of the Quattro Fontane (see my previous post). I wanted lunch, but I couldn’t decide where to stop. Suddenly, I wanted a … Continue reading
We All Scream for Pistachio Cream!
Have you ever heard of pistachio cream? I’d never heard of it, and Michael had never heard of it until he brought home a jar in November. We’re now addicted! If you like pistachios (and who DOESN’T like pistachios?), you … Continue reading
Winter in Venice: Cicchetti and Other Good Eats
One of the most fun things we’ve done in Italy was a cicchetti tour in Venice. Venice is known for its cicchetti bars (bacari), which serve small snacks, like tapas, throughout the day. Venetians stop at bacari at all times … Continue reading
Winter in Tuscany: Monday in Florence
Our daughter Kate came to Italy for vacation the first week of December. She flew to Rome and stayed a couple of days because she said that she couldn’t visit Italy without eating pizza at Dar Poeta (I don’t blame … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in Rome
You may remember from my post last year that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. On Thanksgiving Americans celebrate our “founding” by the pilgrims, which ignores the centuries-long habitation of North America by the Indians, but never mind. I love Thanksgiving … Continue reading
Fall in Tuscany: Certaldo
Michael’s colleague who told us about Pienza also suggested stopping in Certaldo, so after we dropped Al and Mitch at the train station in Florence, we meandered slowly southwest and stopped in Certaldo for lunch. Certaldo has two parts: the medieval walled … Continue reading
Fall in Tuscany: Pienza
Our older daughter, Alison, and her fiancé, Mitch, came for a weeklong visit in mid-October. They arrived on a Friday and shocked us that evening with the announcement that they are expecting a baby in March! We will be “nonni” … Continue reading
R&R by the Sea: Sabaudia and San Felice Circeo
We talked all summer about going to the beach near Rome, but from the end of June to the end of August, we had only two free weekends, and we never got there. Last Friday afternoon, after two days of rain … Continue reading
