Rome Tour Day Two Day two of Rome begins with an Interview of Katie Parla, the premiere specialist on Roman food and drink. See part one here and part two here. After an insightful fun interview, we set out to test Ms. Parla's standards in restaurant picks and pans. We go to Dar Poeta one of the pizza restaurants that is recommended by our AirBnB host, Serious Eats, … [Read more...]
Rome: Day One
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...]
Katie Parla Rome Part One
In April I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Katie Parla of the blog Parla Food. If you haven't checked out her site you should. To write about the experience is one thing, to actually see and hear Katie is quite another. So here in what I hope to be the first of many videos, is Katie Parla Part One. … [Read more...]
Rome Day Three: Where I Fell In Love…Again
Mz. Riz and I set out to walk to the Coliseum and Forum. The crisp blue skies of our Vatican visit lay behind a shroud of gray, muting the majesty of domes, softening their edges. The Tevere's waters rush powerfully under bridges. The walk is slow. I have seen many beautiful sites in these three days yet the glimpse of Mz. Riz wrapped in her scarf watching the river fills my … [Read more...]
Rome, Italy: Day One
Our Tuesday morning flight to Rome, Italy proves to be easy with no lines at LAX. Midway through our flight an oddly familiar voice demands “Trash” we looked up to see Richard Simmons collecting trash for the flight attendants in a shinny workout outfit. A bit odd, but we take it as a good omen. The only hiccup to the twenty hour journey, our car is late due to the Pope’s … [Read more...]
