Tag Archives: Italy
Napoli
We were all a bit sad to get on the train and leave behind the good times in Bologna, but I was still excited to see Naples, a city I hadn’t yet visited before this trip. As soon as we … Continue reading
Bologna
On Monday, we caught the train to Bologna, to spend two days in the city made famous by lunch meat. We checked into a cozy hotel right in the city center, off Piazza Maggiore, the main square, and home to … Continue reading
C’era una volta
On Sunday, we drove out of Milan toward the northern lake country, for one of my favorite days of the trip, the “medieval dinner.” Our bus barely made it up the steep gravel roads and dropped us off in front … Continue reading
Food, Slowly
On Saturday, the first full day in Italy, we left Milan and drove through the snow-dusted countryside to Pollenzo, a small town which is home to the Universita degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche, the relatively new gastronomic science university associated … Continue reading
La Vita alla Milanese
Only an hour after I finished my last fall semester exam on Thursday, I was headed to Newark airport with the rest of my Italian seminar (since down time is for the weak). We arrived in Milan on Friday morning, … Continue reading
On the Road Again
Life since December has been a whirlwind. Not only did I take the exciting trip to Sardinia that I wrote about a few weeks ago, but since then I’ve been busy finishing final papers and exams (due to Princeton’s unusual … Continue reading
Ciao, For Now
During our last full day in Sardinia we made the long drive from Cagliari, which is far in the south, all the way up the east coast back to Olbia. Along the way we passed through the mountainous regions, even … Continue reading
Bites, Beaches, and Birds
After our day exploring the great outdoors, we arrived in Cagliari–Sardinia’s biggest city (population somewhere around 100,000), situated on its southern coast. I had already seen Cagliari last summer, but it was interested to see the island’s bustling capital in … Continue reading
The Long and Winding Road
After exploring Alghero a bit the next morning, we took the winding road that snakes along the cliffs on the west coast of the island. While my aunt Pat watched out for the insane Italian drivers and cows on the … Continue reading
