Adventures on planes, trains and automobiles
I’m in love with the Mercato Europeo. I’ve been dying for some farmers’ markets/traditional markets here in Udine and today (this weekend) I got my wish. I arrived as it opened and took in the myriad of booths. They closed off the street near our apartment, all the way through to the center of town,…Keep…
One of the things that drives me crazy about Europe is their lack of screens on windows. For all of the differences between Europe and America, most I can sum up as a different way of achieving a same (or similar) end result. But I cannot for the life of me find the benefit of…Keep…
We took a day trip to Cividale…a quaint old town with quiet streets, many options for lunch, and only a 20-minute train ride away! We headed for the center of town, browsing menus and pausing for quick camera snaps before sitting down to a lunch of lasagne al ragu (me) and minestrone (Dave), along with…Keep…
Oh, Rome. We spent way too few days in Rome. Though, that could be said of each city we visited. We arrived Saturday evening and stayed until Tuesday afternoon and probably could’ve spent at least a whole extra week. Saturday (evening): First on the agenda was a nap. Our feet were tired from all the…Keep…
My parents came to Italy for a visit last week…they were in the country a grand total of 11 days (two of which were spent in the airport, en route and headed home). Since it was their first visit, we packed in a lot…the list of things to see was long and we didn’t even…Keep…
I will always remember February 24. I’m writing this on February 25. I don’t know when I will actually post this, but I want to make sure I capture it while it’s most fresh in mind. Though I don’t think I’ll ever forget. I was getting ready for bed and Dave still had some work…Keep…
I have abandoned my blog lately. Shame on me. But the good news is that I haven’t blogged because I’ve been busy. Busy with work (yay). Busy learning Italian (sto ancora imparando). Busy trying to figure out the best way to get back to California to spend some much-needed time with the grandparent(s) (yay). So…Keep…
My cousin came up from Venice to visit Udine this weekend. We went exploring while the menfolk studied. There was much food, coffee, wine and park/garden visiting to be had. Full disclosure: I stole some of Kela’s photos from instagram
I’d like to take a minute (just sit right there, I’ll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Aire) to talk about grocery shopping in Italy. Fair warning. This post is completely mundane. Because I go to the store almost daily (on account of that whole “I can only buy what…Keep…