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Home Away from Home
We’re in love with our hotel in Siena, Palazzo Ravizza. We walk up four flights of stairs to our loft suite, which has a slanted roof, gigantic skylights and a dormer window overlooking the Tuscan countryside, as well as a … Continue reading
A Day of Cooking
The taxi dropped us off at a remote Tuscan bed and breakfast, weeds and wildflowers lining the driveway. As we got out of the car, we saw a tall woman in a pristine white chef’s jacket walking towards us, carrying … Continue reading
A Day of Wandering
We awoke Thursday morning, our only goal for the day to see the Duomo di Siena and to wander throughout the walled city of Siena. We successfully accomplished both. Walking into the Duomo is like walking into the inspiration for … Continue reading
Siena Bound
Danielle missed her connection in Germany. The last message I got from her was “Trying to catch 12:15 plane. See you at train station in Roma.” The cafe where we had agreed to meet at the Rome Termini had shut … Continue reading
Ristorante Santa Cristina
A friend recommended a restaurant to try in Rome, Ristorante Santa Cristina. I found it on Google maps and noticed it wasn’t far from my hotel. On Monday night I set out to eat there. After an hour and a … Continue reading
Things I love about Roma
eavesdropping on Italians’ conversations. The cadence of the language makes me smile. seeing virtually everyone with a cone or cup of gelato in their hands that the drinking water is delicious and there are public faucets throughout the city where … Continue reading
The Colosseum
I walked over a hill and there it was. Colosseo. The Colosseum. It was somewhat surreal, seeing something in real life that I’ve seen depicted in artwork, paintings, movies, and books for so many years. It truly is awe inspiring. … Continue reading
A Day at the Vatican
I arrived, happy to have booked a reserved ticket in advance (thank you Katie for the tip!). I was waived past the hundreds of tourists standing in line and immediately went through security. I climbed the stairs and got my … Continue reading
Benvenuti a Roma
I landed, dropped my bag off at my hotel, and walked across town to meet my co-worker Sara who was hosting a local WordPress meetup. It was great to see a friendly face within a couple of hours of landing. … Continue reading
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La Dolce Vita
I still can’t quite believe that in four days (4!) I’ll be on a plane to Italy. For the first time. I’m beyond excited about the possibility of pasta, wine, bike riding, cooking classes, reading and relaxing for two weeks. … Continue reading
