This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 11:30 AM Arrived in Florence from Naples. This is a late addition to the itinerary that Lisa came…
Better Than Advertised: Day 3
This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 The ice cream, that is. Growing up, “neapolitan ice cream” was a thing. Maybe it still is? Three…
Thousands and Thousands of Words: Day 2
This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 All joking aside, Pompeii is a magnificent place to spend serious time. On this visit, we went twice…
That’s Not Our Mountain: Day 1
This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 In the Pacific Northwest of the United States where we used to live, people often refer to Mount…
Part 3. Tomorrow is Promised to No One
This post is part of a series called Moving to Portugal So, somewhere along the line, and now we’re talking just a couple years ago, I say out loud to…
The Ghost City of Monterano
This post is part of a series called Italy – 2017 We left the thermal spa as quickly as we could after breakfast (buffet style, fine, but not great) which…
Villa Adriana
This post is part of a series called Italy – 2017 Villa Adriana is said to be the most remarkable and extravagant Roman Villa, more of a small city than…
Pivoting on Our Plans
This post is part of a series called Italy – 2017 All the time we were describing our itinerary through Italy we were careful to say that we were deliberately…
Il Giardino dei Tarocchi (The Tarot Garden)
This post is part of a series called Italy – 2017 Inspired by Antoni Gaudi’s work in Barcelona and the Parco dei Mostri in Bomarzo, de Saint Phalle artist Niki…
A Day in Siena
This post is part of a series called Italy – 2017 Many people know Sienna because of the opening scenes of the rebooted Bond series, A Quantum of Solace, or…