We took the train to Florence Thursday morning, an easy hour and a half, and a world away from Rome. I love Rome, and the chaos of it all, but Florence is a great respite. It’s so much smaller, quieter, and more manageable. The streets smell like leather from all … Continue reading
We arranged to get tickets to see the Pope for his last Papal Audience of the summer today. Tickets are free, but you have to email the Bishop’s office a couple of weeks in advance. When we picked up our tickets yesterday, they told us that we should probably arrive … Continue reading
“What you are, we once were. What we are, you someday will be.” We spent the morning at the Capuchin Crypt, where they have used the bones of 4,000 friars to decorate several tiny chapels beneath the church of Santa Maria Della Concezione dei Cappuccini. The number of bones is … Continue reading
Today was a great day…double churches, and double gelato. We started out at Sant’Ignazio, the church of illusions, built in the 1600s. The first claim to fame is Andrea Pozzo’s trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco, showing the founder of the Society of Jesus soaring toward paradise. Farther down the nave is … Continue reading
Another lazy day today here in Rome. It seems we’re getting quite good at those. Jeffrey slept late, still trying to get over his jet lag, so we were late getting started. We went to a nearby pizza place for lunch which was great. Fritti (miscellaneous fried things) are the … Continue reading
We arrived back in Rome today after our brief hiatus. On Wednesday, the boys and I took the train to Naples, where we were to meet Jeffrey, and take the hydrofoil over to Capri. Despite a long delay in his departure from Houston, Jeffrey was able to make his connecting … Continue reading
I know this is an unusual, and not very exciting topic, but I actually find it quite interesting…and another thing you learn when renting an apartment rather than staying in a hotel. The only instructions they have left for me at the apartment are regarding trash, and not only do … Continue reading
This blogging business is hard work, and since I usually don’t start until after the kids go to bed around 9:30 or 10:00, it’s starting to interfere with my sleep, so tonight I am taking a break. 🙂 Not much to report anyway. Great lunch near the Spanish Steps (called … Continue reading
After yesterday’s restaurant disappointment, I went back to my Rome blogs written by expats to make sure I did not make the same mistake again. With a new food app (Eat Rome) to supplement my original food app (Parla’s Rome), and a few days of rest, I was ready to … Continue reading
Another lazy day here, resting from our big night out. Â We went to a little park near Castel Sant’Angelo. Â Carter was complaining that all they had were a few swings (which were full when we arrived), and a “baby” play set. Â But eventually he warmed up to the idea of … Continue reading