Last night, we wandered around the University of Rome’s main campus and the surrounding neighborhood. We were also looking for this famous vegetarian restaurant (Arance Blu) but it seems to have closed. We ended up having a drink and watching some sort of student art … Read More →
Category Archives: Travel
Villa Adriano and Villa D’Este
Our friend Emanuele took us to two beautiful and stunning sights today. The first was Villa Adriano, just outside of Rome. This was the ancient palace of Adrian and is well worth the difficult journey to get here (if you don’t have a car, it’s … Read More →
Castel Sant’Angelo
Last time we were in Rome, we did not get to go into Castel Sant’Angelo because we did not learn about it until one of our last days (we got lost one night and happened to pass by it). This time, we took a nice … Read More →
Gladiatores!
Today, we took advantage of our expedited admission to the Colosseum (when you buy a ticket for the Palatine Hills, you get free admission the the Colosseum. I recommend doing the Hills first then skipping the LONG lines at the Colosseum with your two-day pass). … Read More →
Ancient Rome plus new friends!
We’re almost a week into our trip and we’ve already met some really great new friends. It’s helped us not only practice our Italian a little but also get some authentic and fun tours of the city. Today, our friend Emanuele took us around the … Read More →
Dolci!
While I’m really lucky to live in Seattle where there is no shortage of excellent coffee, I really appreciate coming to Italy where folks appreciate a simple breakfast of cafe’ (espresso) and un pasticcino. It’s quick, simple and delicious.
Arrivato a Roma!
It’s so nice to be back in Rome. We have a lot of exciting days planned ahead of us and hope that we get a chance to practice our Italian. This picture was taken in the park near Villa Borghese.
Rainier to Ruston Relay Race
Gian and a bunch of our friends ran the Rainier to Ruston trail relay this weekend. Part of the run went through Tacoma. I haven’t been in Tacoma for quite a while and it was actually really beautiful. You can check out pictures of our … Read More →
Enjoying dinner at Villa Zanchi
Tonight was the end-of-quarter party at our old Italian professors house. We still go back even though we aren’t in his class any more because it’s so much fun and there is always great food. The highlight for me was this phenomenal cheese plate – … Read More →
Return to Orvieto
The past few days, we’ve taken a little bit of a rest from sight seeing. We’ve spent time with our new friends, shopped, and went to the beach. On Tuesday, though, Gian and I went back to Orvieto to visit La Signora Anna. She was … Read More →