It’s June. It’s Rome. It’s hot. Yesterday afternoon, my Italian friend Caterina and I took a much needed coffee break…
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Daily Photo: Arch of Constantine
by Young in Rome June 6, 2011Today’s daily photo is of the Arch of Constantine, because today marks exactly 1600 years, seven months, and nine days…
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Sagra delle Fragole (Strawberry Fest ’11)
by Young in Rome June 3, 2011One of our favorite traditions round these parts are the countless sagre throughout the year – town festivals generally dedicated…
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Day Trip Friday: Ostia Antica
by Young in Rome June 3, 2011by Tess Amodeo-Vickery Walking over the elevated grate footbridge was like crossing over a space-time continuum as I hurried to…
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Happy Something, Italy!
by Young in Rome June 2, 2011In the last three months, we’ve already celebrated Unification Day, Rome’s birthday, and a variety of other city or state…
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Martedi in Arte [Updated]
by Young in Rome May 27, 2011Next Tuesday, May 31st (update: and the last Tuesday of every month until the end of 2011), marks the latest…
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You wish you were eating this right now
by Young in Rome May 25, 2011Una granita con panna from Tazza d’Oro. Just because. Where: Tazza d’Oro, Via degli Orfani 84 (next to the Pantheon) When:…
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A rose is a rose is a rose
by Young in Rome May 24, 2011Before this latest rainy deluge struck our fair city (Roma, where we lay our scene), it was a perfect weekend…
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Happy Rainy Monday
by Young in Rome May 23, 2011I know it’s already 4pm and well after acceptable cappucino time here in Italia, but this thunderstorm is making me…
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Gelato Break – Ciampini
by Maddie DeWitt May 20, 2011In a city where some of the most exciting culinary innovation seems to be in the gelato kitchen, it can…
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Allow me to transport you to another region of Italy despite the title of this blog: Liguria! Home to large…