AN EPIPHANY EVENT IN ROME A colored photocopy on the bus stop sign alerted us to Passeggiata Zampognara to take place on January 3. They would start near the church in the Piazza S. Maria Liberatrice at “ore 16:00.” We could understand enough of the sign to want to see the event and to figure […]

12/29/14 • Written by Julianne Milan on December 23, a dark, cold city with sparkly Christmas lights. Beaux Arte style shopping arcades, Gothic style cathedral–French touches in this Italian city. It does not seem much like Rome. Rattly trams with wooden seats take us to Piazza La Scala. It feels like we are wandering along […]

12/29/14 • Written by Julianne We have not had that much to say about lasagna recently although we have had a few good ones. But today–it was so good it deserves a little blog post of its own. December 26 is a holiday in Italy and the top of Gianicolo Hill was full of families […]

12/29/14 • Written by Julianne Bright sun but cold enough that merchants are closing up early. Everyone is wrapped up against the cold even though the market stalls are protected from the wind. Since we moved here in November, Nancy and I have had the pleasure of shopping at the Testaccio Market about weekly. We […]

12/16/14 • Written by Julianne Architecture, art, science, religion–the Church of Saint Mary of Angels and MartyrsJulianne is writing this and all the photos are taken by Nancy. For the actual Baths of Diocletian of Roman times I have little to say: A brief explanation: Diocletian was one of the later emperors in the imperial […]