Visiting hidden mineral springs outside of Rome. They’re good for the skin and have natural bubbles, too!
SUPER-moon!
Photo of the Supermoon from Rome, Italy. :)
Roman Food, I may let you live
The grueling work of eating my way out of a Neapolitan food bias.
Featured Photo: Colosseum Top Tier
Super secret picture of the top tier of the Colosseum!
Sweet, frosted Colosseum!
Rome, Italy I generally prefer chocolate frosting, though an occasional cream cheese-based confection will really get me. And while I have been slowly introducing Dario's family to some of my favorite American foods – stuffed chicken, pancakes, creamy salad dressing – we still haven't mastered frosting. Part of the problem is that zucchero a velo …
Meanwhile, in Spain…
Rome, Italy Dario and I decided to spend some time with the family back in Italy, both for the pleasure of being together for the holidays and to skip out on some of the cold, dark, Irish winter. Unfortunately, we seem to have brought the weather with us! (Click to enlarge.) On a clear …
Rose colored glasses don’t keep out the smell
Rome, Italy I love it when things go swimmingly! It's great when everything is exactly as relaxing, luxurious, delicious, and romantic as you'd hoped. On the other hand, it can also be oddly perfect when things take a hilariously strange or utterly wrong turn. When Dario and I had the opportunity to stay in a …
Natale: la tavola (the table)
Rome, Italy When people think of Italy, inevitably one of the first subjects to come up is the food. It's a year 'round event here, to be sure, but holidays bring an extra level of showmanship to the table. Natale (Christmas) is one of the biggest eating holidays of all – it lasts 2 or …
Buon Natale from Rome!
Rome, Italy Dario and I are spending the winter holidays with his family in Rome. Things are a bit crazy as he is helping with repairs to the house and we are rearranging some of the furniture, including some things we left here when we moved to Ireland. Still, there is plenty of room for …
Piadina in Pesaro.
Pesaro, Italy When we visited Dario's family in Pesaro they took us out for a dinner of piadina, a typical food from the region. It's half-way between a burrito and a panino: a tortilla-like flatbread filled with meat and cheese and other toppings. Piadina. Mmmm!
Vatican Radio
This is the main tower for Vatican Radio. No, really, I’m not pulling your leg!