This past weekend we took a little trip to the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Northern Italy. Our reason for visiting was mainly the Dolomites, a mountain range part of the Southern Alps and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site … Continued
Welcome, 2014! As I predicted in my last post, I was completely swamped during the last weeks of December to write much, but now it’s the new year and I am committed! Especially since I’ve recently found out that quite … Continued
Somehow, Rome’s Christmas season is upon us! It also means that we have been in Rome now for almost 4 months! Just last week it felt like the beginning of December yet when I looked at the calendar, I … Continued
The long and winding road to finding the perfect apartment in Rome.
How to visit the Vatican Museum for FREE and more importantly, is it worth it?
On Monday, it was exactly two months since we got to Rome. I wanted to write a blog post, I really did, but we didn’t have Internet so… Happy two months to us! Italy is generous though. Even though we … Continued
So when I started writing about all these different churches we’ve been going to, I figured it be a good way to have something to write about every week in case I was having writer’s block. Well, now I have … Continued
Sharing the second part of the Italian expat journey of going to the Questura to get our Permesso di Soggiorno.
San Pietro in Vincoli was consecrated in the year 439 and famous for Michelangelo’s statue of Moses as well as the chains that bound St. Peter while he was imprisoned in Jerusalem…
Bumped into our first cute little Italian town, Bracciano, on the way back from the beach!
