Madrid, Sicily and Rome
Alessandro worked as a chef in a Michelin star restaurant and now teaches classes in his home. He has hosted more than 4,000 people in his home for cooking classes over the past several years and has thousands of five-star reviews. We had a really fun evening making – and eating – pasta at the … Continue reading Making Pasta With A Michelin Chef
This is Piazza Navona, one of the most famous and vibrant public spaces in the heart of Rome. It is just two minutes from our apartment. The sun is shining on the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, which was designed by the celebrated Baroque architect Francesco Borromini.The square is built on the site of the … Continue reading All Roads Lead to Rome!
A view of Mt. Etna from the rooftop of our hotel in Catania Our time in Sicily ends today. We board a plane for Rome around 1 p.m. for the final leg of our journey. We’ve been to Rome twice before so we’ve seen all the major sites. This time, we plan a relaxing stay. … Continue reading Goodbye Sicily!
A beautiful sunrise as seen from our apartment window Sitting in a piazza/plaza is among our favorite activities. We’ve done it in Rome, Paris, Lisbon, Prague. Sitting with a coffee or wine and watching the world go by is one of the great pleasures of travel for us. We did that today. We took a … Continue reading People Watching & Ally Walking
Today was five-star and turned that windstorm/power outage into just another experience. The modern Siricusa has some ancient ruins, an impressive modern church that looks like a spaceship, and and old church with a painting from the 1600s. We enjoyed all of that, but Ortigia is a jewel of winding alleys, artists, musicians and a … Continue reading Ortigia Is A Jewel & a Tuk-Tuk Tour Made It Possible To See It All
We made it to Ortigia and the sea after a harrowing night We had a different and unwelcome adventure Thursday evening and into the wee hours Friday. Thursday was fabulous, as I mentioned in the blog posted on Friday. But Thursday night was terrifying. The wind picked up about 7 p.m. and intensified throughout the … Continue reading Another Travel Day & Terrifying Winds
Kim & Betsy 