As we awaited our airport shuttle in Rome on October 21st, it was clear that we all felt a bit melancholy about our departure from Europe. Our journey of a lifetime is officially 25% complete. We have woven our way through 11 countries, and roamed 30 cities since leaving Seattle almost exactly 3 months ago. Of those …
Category Archive: Italy
Tuscany Continued
On October 8th, we had one last breakfast at Fattoria Lavacchio, packed up the car, and headed south towards the Siena area. We were headed to another agriturismo that I had found and booked online at http://www.agriturismo.it/en/ which a site that allows you to search Italian farms by region, type of products, and other amenities that they …
Eating our way through Rome
For David’s birthday, Jon and I took him on a food tour of Rome called Eating Italy. An apt name, and a very interesting tour of some of the great eateries and food traditions in this historical city. The tour was in the trastevere area of Rome, a proud an independent region separated from the …
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