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Life’s Little Challenges: Brava to the Italian Farmacia
If you are in Italy and you feel sick or need medication, head to the nearest farmacia, which will be close by, no doubt. It seems as if each block has one! I burned the corners of my mouth on some hot … Continue reading
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Rome in Spring: Don’t Breathe the Air
Rome has been extra noisy the past few weeks with people coughing, sneezing, and blowing their noses. Tissues and handkerchiefs flap in the breeze, and people shake their heads and mutter, “I polline!” I guess with all that rain last winter, … Continue reading
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Touring Rome in a Lamborghini
Don’t I wish! Although I didn’t see them (Michael did), 350 Lamborghinis drove through Rome last Thursday as part of the Grande Giro Lamborghini, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the sports car. Wow! I would love to have seen … Continue reading
The Inauguration of Pope Francis
Miracles do happen, and after what seems like WEEKS of cold, rainy weather in Rome (I exaggerate, but barely!), this morning dawned sunny, almost cloudless, and almost warm for the inauguration of Pope Francis. I woke up with a ferocious headache, … Continue reading
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Tagged Madonelle, Papal inauguration, Pope Francis, St. Peter's Basilica
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La Festa della Donna: You Go, Girl!
When I was eating breakfast this morning at Caffè Farnese (outside, of course), I noticed that almost every Italian who walked by—man, woman, and child—carried a bouquet of fragrant, feathery yellow flowers. I then passed through Campo dei Fiori on my … Continue reading
Tourists Here, Tourists There, Tourists Everywhere!
I wasn’t in Rome last March, so I didn’t know that when the calendar turns from February to March, Rome goes crazy! For the last half of January and all of February, Rome is tranquil: few tourists; many shops and … Continue reading
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More of Rome’s Sublime Madonnelle
There oughta be a law! In November I began taking photos for my first madonnelle post. Three months later when I finally wrote the post, I thought I had all of the photos that I needed or wanted. Ha! The … Continue reading
Rome’s Sublime Madonnelle
Political and religious fervor will run rampant in Rome for the next few weeks. Italy will elect a new president next week, and several political parties plan to hold meetings and rallies in the center of Rome before (and undoubtedly … 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
Floods and Protests Redux
In my last post I told you about austerity protests and flooding in Rome. I didn’t know then what I know now, however, so here’s an update. I read in someone’s blog that the torrent of water from Northern Italy … Continue reading
