It was the first day of our two week journey to Italy. I was overcome with excitement. Today was the day I would finally get to see the Vatican museums, a maze of rooms filled with priceless treasures spanning more than 2,000 years, made by some of the most famous artists who have ever lived.
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It was the first day of our trip to Italy. I knew we were going to need a good breakfast to keep us going through the day on our tour of the Vatican. We were staying in an apartment in a 19th century building conveniently located near the Vatican Museums. It was also just across
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A Travel Guide to Rome and Southern Italy Over the next few weeks I’ll be doing a series of posts called Discovering Italy, where I’ll be exploring the city of Rome and the regions of Campania, Basilicata and Puglia in Southern Italy. I’ll be sharing with you everything I learned about the food, history and
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This is a menu I created with dishes inspired by the wonderful food I had in Rome. I remember eating the most delicious pizza topped with zucchini flowers. It was delicious and beautiful. I also tried cheeses from other regions of Italy, including burrata cheese, served with slightly tart and sweet fresh apricot compote. Romanesco,
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