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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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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
Spring in Rome: The Botanical Garden (L’Orto Botanico)
After three months of nonstop rain (at least that’s my recollection of Rome during the past winter), I returned to Italy last week to brilliant sunshine, bright blue skies, and spring! Tra la! Sunshine makes everything happier, doesn’t it? This … Continue reading
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Tagged Giancolo, L'Orto Botanica, Rome's Botanical Garden
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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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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 Feasts from Campo dei Fiori
Doesn’t fall have the best produce? Apples, pumpkins, mushrooms fresh from the forest (at least for the next couple of weeks), artichokes, truffles, puntarelle, chestnuts, a million kinds of lettuce and cabbage, cauliflower—YUM! And we’re trying it all! Saturday morning … Continue reading
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Tagged Campo dei Fiori, Carciofi Alla Romana, Funghi trifolati, Puntarelle
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Fall Nights in Rome
The sun will set in Rome tonight at 6:44. I leave my Italian class each day at 6 p.m., and last week I was thinking that it would soon be dark at 6 and wondering how I would like walking … Continue reading
Red Hot Summer in Rome
In summer in Rome more than just the temperature sizzles! The temperatures are scorching (high 90s), but if you can stand the heat, Rome offers some special treats. One of our favorite summer customs is the tents along the Tevere. In … Continue reading
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Happy Festa della Mamma and the Best Fish Appetizer of My Life
We celebrated Mother’s Day Sunday in Italy, along with many other countries around the world. I’ve long thought that greeting card companies created Mother’s Day, as they have so many other celebrations, but they are not to be congratulated or blamed … Continue reading
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Tagged Carciofi alla giudia, Mother's Day, Osteria La Gensola, Trastevere
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