Considering I spent a year and a half living in the wilds of Brooklyn during my New York years, I’m…
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Tennis Under the Stars
by Young in Rome May 11, 2011This post is regarding the 2011 Tournament. For information on the 2012 BNL Internazionali, please see our updated post instead.…
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La Notte dei Musei
by Young in Rome May 11, 2011If you haven’t noticed, one of our favorite things here at YiR is the plethora of free museum days and/or…
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It’s spring on the Celian hill. One of the parks I most frequent in Rome is Villa Celiomontana, a quiet,…
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A Sardinian Saturday in Rome.
by Young in Rome May 4, 2011The day dawned dark and dreary, as falling rain squashed hopes of a picnic, boat tour, or bike ride. Allora.…
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The night bus. Or il notturno. If you’ve been living in Rome for enough time you may have heard of…
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John Paul II, Beatus
by Young in Rome May 1, 2011The 264th Pope of the Catholic Church, John Paul II is officially ‘blessed.’ Under a hot sun on primo maggio,…
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Beatification Update
by Young in Rome May 1, 2011It is crazy around the Vatican right now! The side streets around St. Peter’s Square are packed with throngs of…
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Primo Maggio
by Young in Rome April 29, 2011This Sunday, while one half of Rome will play host to potentially millions of pilgrims journeying in to see JPII’s…
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Una Pasqua Americana Romana
by Young in Rome April 29, 2011One of the most sacred parts of Easter is the communion meal. I’m not talking about the red wine and…
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When you’ve been in Rome for a while the marble columns across the street, or the Virgin and child on…