The 5 oldest cafes in Torino are all located in the city center. 2 in Piazza Castello and 3 in Piazza San Carlo. I love love love these cafes. The waiters wear tuxedos. The inside decor is cen...
My new favorite Italian street sign. This is the "Be aware that there is a theatre on this street" sign.A classic Vespa parked in front of a pizzeria...just in case you forgot you were...
Travel magazine AFAR wrote up a lovely history of Torinos most famous beverage and even though the orgional recipe is a guarded secret, writer Marie Doezema does her best to break it down.A Sw...
I am officially inspired! "Award-winning food and travel writer Lavinia Spalding encourages listeners to become travel writers, and speaks about how sharing travel stori...
A swarm of bees have made a home just outside our apartment in Rapallo in the garage building. There are millions of them and the sound of a million bees is loud! They dont scare me...that muc...
...when their team (in this case Torinos own Juventus), wins the Serie A Crown Title. Thats the team on the parade bus as it crawls through the piazza. Yes this was in front of our house. Yes it...
One of my very favorite spots in Rapallo is the city gazebo with a stunning 19th century mural inside representing the allegory of music. One day, to my horror, they decided it needed a low co...
The rest are painted decor. Typical of Liguria and I always think that its done with a sense of humor.
Watch this video first, for some good advice on the safety of your belongings!
Watch this video postcard of Torino. A commercial or love letter, if you will, to Torino from Torino. If this doesnt convince you to visit this beautiful city...nothing will!
In my attempt to learn Italian I am always on the look out for new and fun ways to learn. I have discovered a plethera of classic films online that help me study. Staring Sophia Loren and Marc...
How were the 70s in Italy? They were like this:
It was Labor Day weekend in Italy and everyone and their grandma were at the seaside for their first chance to sun bath of the season.
There is a building next to our house in Rapallo that has a lovely fresco on the outside full of pretty pastel naked ladies. Nudes have always been a classic subject in art and when they are i...
Not snakes on a plane but nuns on my train. As an expat, I will never get used to seeing nuns out and about doing normal things like taking the train from Torino to seaside Liguria with their ...
Baratti & Milano, established in 1847, is one of the oldest cafes in Torino. The waiters wear bow ties and a cappuccino is a pricey 4 euros, but taking in the old world atmosphere and thin...
At the Porto Palazzo market, spring has arrived and its beautiful. I wanted one of everything!
This is a sign for a pet shop in Torino. It seems a bit...lude. A dirty sign or just a lost in translation moment?
I have been uploading all of my best and favorite pics to my new Flickr account. If you are in the mood to browse around Italy, check it out here:
Martini anyone?
Puts a new spin on edible plants.
Buona Pasqua blog readers!
Wait, so I didnt have to find myself an Italian boyfriend, uproot everything, and move to Torino to get a little Italian culture in my life? According to the President and Italian Ambassador C...
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