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Category Archives: Italy
Foodie Notes
When it rains it pours. Scotty and I don’t usually go out to eat very often, preferring to cook at home. Unless the restaurant is really something special, I tend to enjoy homemade food over your standard dining-out fare. But … Continue reading
Posted in Food, travel, Italy, Arezzo
Tagged Food, Cooking, Home, San Francisco, California, Tartine Bakery, Portland Oregon, Navarre Restaurant Portland, Foreign Cinema Restaurant San Francisco, Solomon, Pok Pok, Navarre, Tartine, North Sea, Foodie, The Kitchin, Tom Kitchin, The Kitchin Restaurant Edinburgh
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The Rains in Rome…
Oh boy – Roman rain is intense. And it thwarted a few of our plans. Deciding that indoor venues were the right thing for us today we headed to the Pantheon. I was sort of expecting something like the Pantheon … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Italy, Rome, travel
Tagged Colosseum, Pantheon, Pantheon Rome, Paris, Roman, Roman Forum, Rome, travel, Trevi Fountain
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Ancient Rome
Today we got to see the Colosseum! And the Forum! And stumbled into a lovely little enclave in Rome that reminded me of the Latin Quarter in Paris. And enjoyed stuffed zucchini blossoms! And walked what felt like a hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Rome, Thoughts, travel, Vatican City
Tagged Christian, Circus Maximus, Colosseum, Ignatius of Antioch, Italy, Paris, photography, Rome, Trastevere, travel
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Vatican City
One of the major reasons behind our trip to Rome was that there is a statue at the Vatican that is very important to Scotty’s research. Scotty has spent so much time reading, research, and writing about this statue it … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Rome, travel, Vatican City
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Roma!
If anyone ever asked me for advice on visiting Rome, I would say, “Arrive at night and just walk around.” Scotty and I took an afternoon train from Arezzo to Rome and arrived around 6. Once we’d checked in to … Continue reading
Chianti Excursions
While we were with my parents we took several day-trips to the surrounding towns. Our first was Montepulciano – one of many lovely Medieval towns in the area. Apparently Montepulciano recently served the the dubious role of movie set for … Continue reading
Posted in Arezzo, Castello di Meleto, Italy, Montepulciano, Siena
Tagged Chianti, Cortona, Italian wine, Montepulciano, photography, Rococo, Siena, travel, Tuscany
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Il Borro
My dad happens to be one of the best vacation planners around! More specifically he finds the most amazing accommodation. Our family trip to Mexico was a stunning success due to the huge house he found. And for our trip … Continue reading
Arezzo
On Saturday Scotty and I flew from Edinburgh to Milan, took the train to Florence, spent the night and then took a train to Arezzo where we met up with my parents – who had come in from Paris the … Continue reading
Posted in Alleyways, Arezzo, Italy, Mini-break, travel
Tagged Arezzo, Florence, Milan, travel, Tuscany, Woodblock printing in Japan
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Alleyways: Siena
Siena – a town made up of alleys and winding byways.
Posted in Alleyways, Italy, Photo Series, photography, Siena
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Photo Series: Alleyways
Yes, another photo series. I seem to be in a bit of a rut here but am enjoying it very much. For some reason the Color Series got me thinking of different ideas for sorting photos. As my color series … Continue reading
Posted in Alleyways, Italy, Photo Series, photography, Pisa, travel
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