Venice on my mind… I’d rather be anywhere but here right now, but if I could, I’d go back to Venice in a heartbeat… Touristy? Bah, who cares?
Category: Italy
Tour de dessert: Swiss Bliss
Cheesy, I know. But it’s Swiss, so I’m allowed to be cheesy. And I’ll stop before it gets worse. Lonely Planet recently had this piece on Europe’s most delicious pastries, cakes and tarts – some usual suspects like the Italian Cannoli, some surprises like voting for the Fächertorte over the Sachertorte in Austria. But overall,…
Roman banquet
My food walk in Rome begins with a near death-by-dessert experience. It is a balmy summer morning and our small group has met in front of a bar in Testaccio. Our guide Domenico is talking to a British couple, waving his hands volubly in what I have come to think of as the Italian Sweep….
Friday photo: Rome
This rainy Friday evening, a lazy photo from Piazza Navona… Also see: Friday photo series
Friday photo: Walk
Everyone I know who’s been to Italy comes away disliking Milan. They think it’s too unlike the rest of Italy, too modern, too polished, too soulless… I liked Milan, perhaps because it was the first Italian city I went to. I like the gleaming shop windows, striking street art everywhere and of course, the absolutely…
Where to eat on your Roman holiday
When in Rome, eat like a Roman. And to know how and where, read on. This appeared on the Conde Nast Traveller website last month – where to eat on your Roman holiday *** When in Rome, eat like the Romans do. Your safest bets are usually any of the places where locals eat. Even…
Friday photo: Vatican
This Friday, from the Vatican Museum… *** Also see – Friday photo series
See Naples and sigh
You know what they used to say in the early 19th century — “See Naples and die.” They meant, of course, that nothing on earth could match the beauty and grandeur of the city. Today, when I hear stories of Naples from friends in Rome, I wonder if that could be literally true. Along with…