On April 14th, 2013, ROME FOR A DAY…
…on the way from Amsterdam to Abruzzo for the final seasonal chapter of Domestic Integrities at Pollinaria is warm sunny summery deep breath of ancient urbanism before we…
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On July 28th, 2011, CIAO ROMA, CIAO, CIAO, CIAO…
…was sad to say this morning at 10:15am as we took off from Fiumicino, USA bound for a couple of weeks before returning to bounce around Europe for…
On July 27th, 2011, THE STREETS OF ROME…
…were savored today on this, my last day living in the city, with last bike rides to last interviews – today near Piramide – for the Roma Mangia…
On July 23rd, 2011, INTERVIEWS OFF VIA APPIA…
…for the Roma Mangia Roma book take us this morning to a house in the most remarkable location on extensive grounds covered with thick woods, picturesque meadows, modest…
On July 21st, 2011, PIGNETO…
…is the working class but now newly cool-ish youthful-ish (for this city at least) neighborhood of Rome, just beyond Termini and Porta Maggiore, where word is that things…
On July 3rd, 2011, TRAJAN’S FORUM…
…on a Saturday night all lit up in lavenders and yellows looked a little Roman-themed Vegas Strip mixed with gladiator-themed gay disco – but I’m not complaining, it’s…
On June 28th, 2011, FANS ON THE STREET…
…are a sure sign that Roman summer heat has arrived (though locals tell me it is just getting warmed up – wait til August they say) near Porta…
On June 20th, SUMMER SOLTICE…
…is not something I happen to give much thought to, but I have been noticing the early morning and late evening sun creeping around to visit my north…
On June 18th, 2011, STUDIO 309…
…has been home for almost a year, things move around everyday, people get confused when the desk is in a new place on each of three consecutive daily…
On June 15th, 2011, VILLA LANTE AL GIANICOLO…
…the 16th century hill top residence designed by Giulio Romano, now owned by the Republic of Finland, was the site of the first day of the conference History…
On June 2nd, 2011, A ROMAN MILITARY PARADE…
…is the spectacle I was greeted to after racing down the Gianicolo on my bike – with 80 heads of state in attendance (including U.S. V.P. Biden whose…
On May 29th, 2011, CRITICAL MASS ROMAN STYLE…
…is what I happened upon this afternoon – just when I thought there was no real alternative culture of resistance in this city – under the canopy of…
On May 27th, 2011, ROSE ARBOR…
…is full of red at the big neighboring park of Villa Doria Pamfilj where the turning weather of hot summer days is sending me for daily bike rides…
On May 26th, 2011, CONTRAILS…
…over the rooftop garden were lit up by a Roman sunset tonight.
On May 17th, 2011, LANDING OVER LIDO DI OSTIA…
…is a welcome way to return to Italy this afternoon and the promise of a coming summer, making our approach to Fiumicino from the south in a straight…
On April 28th, 2011, HANGING GREEN STUFF…
…and plants growing out of and in to unexpected places is always a welcome surprise when turning any corner in Rome – as I did this afternoon in…
On April 22nd, 2011, ROMAN CATS…
…at Largo Argentina cat sanctuary (previously mentioned here) caught my attention while passing by this morning, with the feline residents seeming especially self-aware while posing for the increasing…
On March 18th, 2011, MONTE TESTACCIO…
…is a bright green figure looming over me this morning – as I bike down to the mercato biologico at the ex-mattatoio – and my favorite extant ancient…
On March 11th, 2011, TREVI…
…Fountain is what we attempted to see pre-tourist-mob this morning (first stop on today’s familial Roman highlights tour), at an early enough hour that we might have it…
On March 10th, 2011, THE PANTHEON…
…whose distant dome I have become used to seeing from my desk, was a first stop with family in town touring Rome’s greatest hits, what more to say?