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Apple Stores

This was inevitable.

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Bologna Food Tour and Aceto Balsamico Tour

We went on a food tour with Mattia at Delicious Bologna. (We found him through a Viator search but this is his own website). If you ever go to Bologna, spend a half-day with Mattia, you get to sample some … Continue reading

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Torre degli Asinelli, Bologna

I like climbing towers. In Venice Michelle and I climbed St. Mark’s Campanile. In Florence we climbed Giotto’s Campanile. In Rome we went to the top of the dome of St. Peter’s. So in Bologna, of course I had to … Continue reading

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Pork-flavored Potato Chips

Every country has different snack foods. We like to try the most unusual ones we can find. Italy has made a very strong showing with the piùgusto series of potato chips. We tried the pork and herbs flavor. I don’t … Continue reading

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I have retroactively posted “Passeggiata del Gianicolo”, Rome trip day 4, back-dated to Sep 26. If you haven’t seen it yet, please scroll down.

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Panini in Benevento

Panini from a tiny grocer’s on Via Mellusi. One prosciutto crudo with a soft cheese whose name I didn’t catch, one salami with provolone. Both incredible.

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Passeggiata del Gianicolo

On Sunday, our last day in Rome, we walked along the Gianicolo (Janiculum) hill on the west side of central Rome. The Passeggiata del Gianicolo, a series of roads and stairs, meanders up the hill through a series of ever-better … Continue reading

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Less-popular Churches of Rome

I will fill this post with more detail once I’m back at my computer. Like when I create and backdate new posts, I’ll leave a note at the top so you know there’s something new to see in the earlier … Continue reading

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Due Pinse

Roman-style pinsa (not quite pizza, it has a whole parallel history) at a little trattoria/pinseria called Tosca near Teatro dell’Opera. I got a Romana and Michelle got a Diavola. Smoked provola cheese might be her new favorite thing.

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Roma

After taking the high-speed train, the fastest form of transportation in Italy, at 300kmh … … and then the slowest form of transportation, the Rome 64 bus, at 3kph… Michelle is here!

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