But For the Sky

Category: Italy

  • To Rome With Love

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    Dreaming of Rome on this lovely evening… Its adorable piazzas Its secret bread rooms (this door was open so we peeked in; it was two doors down from our apartment building, and made our room smell like freshly baked loaves every day!) Ella’s Street Art   Murals everywhere Its street performers … And of course,…

  • Sardinia: Look No Further for Your Next Destination

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    I had never spent much time thinking about that “other” Italian island until last year when I was looking for a destination in Italy that would have pretty beaches but other activities to keep my husband (a hiker, a climber, but not a beach bum), my mom (a beach bum and culture enthusiast), and myself…

  • Florence: Art and Tourists, In Equal Numbers

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    Even though I’d been to  Florence numerous times myself, it just didn’t feel right to  take Nick to Italy and not stop in there, so off the birthplace of the Renaissance we went. I have mixed feelings on Florence: it’s so full of beautiful art and history, but with that comes  a mind-boggling number of…

  • An Umbrian Homecoming

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    All of my relatives except my mother live in either Italy (dad’s side) or Austria (mom’s side), so I only get to spend time chatting with relatives, reminiscing about the past, and eating classic family meals together about once every few years. After not having been to my father’s hometown, Città di Castello, in twenty years,…

  • Yum: Gelato!

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    Eating gelato at least once a day while in Italy is completely unavoidable. I am willing to risk not fitting into any of my clothes at the end of my trips there if it means I can stop for ice cream about as many times a day as I refill my water bottle. Gelaterias are…

  • Postcard-Perfect Tuscany

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    After a pretty tough week back in DC, we decided to head back to Europe and finish our year-long trip up as close to originally planned as possible, with two weeks in Europe. The three of us (me, Nick, and my mom) arrived back in Rome bright and early, and we showed her around all…

  • A Bittersweet Roman Holiday

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    Rome: probably my favorite city on Earth, if I had to choose only one. Our time here was emotional and bittersweet, but Rome’s beauty did what it could to try and ease the pain. We planned the last month of our round-the-world trip to be mostly a family affair. We saved Italy and Austria for…