Boboli Gardens

Since it's November, we'll be lucky if the weather is nice 

enough to enjoy this gorgeous garden.  Here's hoping!

so worth it

463 steps to the top of Bruneleschi's amazing dome, 

but I do it again and again for this view of the rooftops 

of Florence.  Besides, all that climbing means no 

guilt whatsoever over the copious quantities of pasta, 

wine, and gelato that will no doubt be consumed later! 

cacio e pepe

That's what this dish is called, and they make the best 

(imho) here at Da Stefano.  It's basically pasta, cheese, and 

fresh pepper—and what else do you need, really? 

Well, except for gelato (even in November), 

and Rome has some of the best of that too! 

St. Peter's

Today we have tickets for the Vatican Museum (pre-booked—

don't want to risk a long line even in November), and 

hope we don't encounter stormy skies like this because I'd 

love to climb up to the top of the dome (again, after 32 years!).

abc wednesday - R is for "Roma!"

That's right—arrived this morning with the ex for a little Italian viaggio

(3 days each in Rome, Florence, and Venice).  I've scheduled my posts and

(only somewhat reluctantly) left the laptop at home.  Will try to stay focused

on other things: art, beauty, food, wine.  Shouldn't be too difficult!

[See more abc wednesday here.]

bon voyage

I'm leavin' on a jet plane—finally using my vacation days.  

There's a clue here to where I'm headed—I'm sure you can guess!  

I'll be mostly offline for the next nine days, but I've scheduled

my posts and I hope that my blogpals will visit while I'm away

and leave some comments for me to find when I return.

[I'm linking back to That's My World. To see more, go here.]

Grand Central

Grand Central Terminal (not Station!) at a slow time of day
—especially when you consider that three quarters of a
million people pass through here every weekday!