12/1 Jowl, Jyunkei – Served at our favorite meat-on-sticks place in Osaka, Jowl was a tough and well-seasoned beef-type meat that I enjoyed thoroughly. 12/3 Margherite Pizza – Margherita Pizza is like a cheese pizza, but in Italy, it’s totally different. It’s the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. Who’d have thought I enjoyed basil so … Continue reading Rhys’ New Foods List – December
I know Rhys has covered our previous destinations in Italy already, but I wanted to step back for a moment in time and provide my thoughts on them, mostly Roma, before moving on to Venice. Before this trip, I was not really "widely traveled" - I spent a lot of time in Japan, and visited … Continue reading Amore
Florence was the city I was least impressed with on my first visit. This time, as an older and more mature person, I appreciated it a lot more. What makes this revelation bittersweet was that we only had one REAL day to experience it; other days were travel days. Augh! On top of that, poor … Continue reading Renaissance Man
Day II of our Rome experience took us to what is arguably the most famous ancient ruin on the entire planet. Needless to say, we were excited and set out early. Our first stop was a small collection of ruins near the last tram stop on our line, Argentina. I didn't think much of it … Continue reading Genesis of Modern Civilization
Being back in Italy again is a strange feeling; one I'm sure Indi knows all to well from being in Japan after so many years. For those unaware, I spent 10 days on a quick guided tour of Italy back in 1995 with some other kids, visiting Rome, Asisi, Florence, and Venice. We only get … Continue reading So Much Past Inside My Present
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