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Whoops
I haven’t posted about any of my travels in over 6-months! Whoops! So here’s what happened. I went to Istanbul last April and literally took over 1,000 pictures. Now I shoot with a Nikon D90 in camera Raw and like … (read more)
Umbria with Daniele’s Cousins
Daniele’s mother is from Umbria, the region east of Lazio (were Rome is). Her sister never left and still lives in the house where they grew up. She has three sons a bit older than Daniele and his brother that … (read more)
Sauce versus Gravy
There are some Italian-American’s out there who have a thing for correcting people who say “sauce” and telling them it’s called “gravy”. It’s often accompanied by a (an even more grating) statement about how they say it that way because … (read more)
End of Istanbul Trip
Istanbul post three of three Daniele and I went to Istanbul back in 2012. I took 1,221 photos during the trip, which were so overwhelming I kept putting off dealing with them. But we finally tackled them and got the … (read more)
Istanbul Continued
Istanbul post two of three Daniele and I went to Istanbul back in 2012. I took 1,221 photos during the trip, which were so overwhelming I kept putting off dealing with them. But we finally tackled them and got the … (read more)
Leaving for Istanbul
Istanbul post one of three Daniele and I went to Istanbul back in 2012. I took 1,221 photos during the trip, which were so overwhelming I kept putting off dealing with them. But we finally tackled them and got the … (read more)
Abbazia delle Tre Fontane
On March 14, 2012 Daniele and I visited the Abbazia delle Tre Fontane. This is an abbey built on a site of three springs, the site of martyrdom of St. Paul. This write-up and photos are from over a year … (read more)
Zio Amato in Anzio
This is an older post that never made it online. I’m putting it up now with a back-dated post-time. Since this blog is, primarily, my own travel diary. Yesterday Daniele and I went to visit his father’s brother Amato and … (read more)
Monastery of Saint Benedict – Sacro Speco
On March 5, 2012 Daniele brought me to the Saint Benedict Monastery of Sacro Speco. This write-up and photos are from over a year ago, March 2012, but they never made it up. I’m trying to upload old pictures and … (read more)
Family in Umbria
On Feburary 25 and 26, 2012, Daniele and I spent the weekend in Umbria. We spent most of the 25th in Assisi and that night and the following day visiting his mother’s family in the country near Sellano. This write-up … (read more)