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Danger Baby!
Sawyer wanted nothing to do with anyone helping her hold on–I can do it my big self! She was fond of noting how high up she was!
Mommy, grandma, and I are going to be so nervous when we take baby to Venice for the first time, she’s such a little daredevil. Part of the challenge of parenting: letting baby have adventure without letting her get herself into too much trouble.
Vegan Stir Fry
We don’t eat Italian cuisine every night around these parts; a little yellow and orange and green onion stir fry with tofu and cashew for protein with a local artisanal food shop’s spicy glaze and some soy aminos. Yum!
Late Night in Roma
Another great write up of the wonder that is Roma.
The front and main entrance to the church at Santa Brigida faces the square of the Piazza Farnese. Looking out from Santa Brigida to the right on the piazza is the Farnese Palazzo, now the French Embassy. There is a guard house for the armed soldiers, who carry angry looking machine guns. A utility vehicle painted in camouflage looks well equipped with anything needed in a crisis. Armed guards constantly patrol the grounds of the embassy. Two armed soldiers are posted at the vehicle at all times. The piazza is small and quiet with no markets set up during the day and no hawkers shooting off the plastic rockets that glow like firecrackers when propelled into the night sky. During the day tourists sit on the long marble bench in front of the embassy to rest.
Our room at the convent faced the small cobbled side street and as we…
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Liguria
Limoncello!
Limoncello? Yes please!
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Weekend Adventure
Pictures
Raphael’s eye doesn’t just create magic on paper, it captures it via a cell phone camera. Some great shots of the scenery to be had around Sassi Italy Tours world headquarters.
In addition to Raphael’s drawing in Italy and sculpture in Italy seminars, we can offer direction for photographers looking for amazing aesthetic opportunities well off the beaten path in Italy.
Mama Isa’s Tiramisu
“Pick me up!” Desserts like this are why I put 15lbs on in three weeks on my first trip to Italy in the 8th grade…they’re hard to say no to!
Join us in Padova for a private cooking class with Isa and learn to make this yourself.
Probably Just Another Chapter…
…in the Berlusconi melodrama, but I’d think this is another step in the right direction for Italy. Some accountability, even for influential oligarchs like Sylvio, is mission critical for righting the ship in a country beset with bureaucracy, graft, and inefficiency.
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