Day One of Five in Rome Day One--Arrive jet lagged in Rome and head to Trastevere, our home away from home for the next five days. The apartment is small but wonderful. Walk over the Punte Sisto to the heart of Rome. Walk to Piazza Campo De Fiori to have lunch. Piazza Campo De Fiori was once the site of public executions, in fact a statue one of the victims Giordano Bruno … [Read more...]
New York City
My New York City Everyone who’s ever lived in New York has a unique, individualized perspective of the city. People on the upper West Side extol the virtues of Zabars, Columbus Ave and Sarabeth’s Kitchen. I’m no different. My New York is decidedly downtown, and skewed below 23rd Street, for the most part, with jaunts up to MOMA, Central Park that includes the Met, the … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
The Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is curves. Since Los Angeles is in the throes of June Gloom (white whine), I've selected a few photos to remind me of the blue skies that surround some of the more curvaceous landmarks as well a few from Rome. … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs
Mz. Riz and I collect signs from everywhere we can. Here are a few of our favs. The first three are from our hometown Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
Naples, Italy: Pizza and Street Artist
I have long purported that Naples, Italy is one of my favorite cities: chaotic, crass and crazy. I longed for Mz. Riz to understand my love of, well my motherland. My love affair with Naples began in 2002 while working on a show called “The Five Star Hotels of Italy”. Yes, I know, it’s a tough life but somebody’s got to do it. The Neapolitan hotel we profiled was Hotel San … [Read more...]
