Kimberly's Italy
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84. From the Medici to the Rothschilds, Milano celebrates Art and Patronage
This episode details the last few days of our time in Milano during our three week trip to Copenhagen and Italy over the holidays. We were thrilled to see the exhibition in Milano that highlighted the history of the patronage of the arts in Italy, from
83. All Things Grand in Milano
Who would have known that that one event in a grand hotel in Milan, changed the way the world listened to music, and remote recording in general. Tommaso and I were lucky enough to see the room where this took place in 1902, and then we recorded our own
82. Pizza, Peroni and Gelato on New Year's Day... what's not to like?
January 1st was filled with our favorite things... cappuccino, gawking at Italian architecture, a second cappuccino, multiple church visits for Kimberly, pizza and Peroni with the locals at a tiny, yet perfect place, fulfilling our bookstore obsession, a
81. Lovely Lucca is wonderful on New Year's Eve
We arrived in Lucca in time for the tastiest last lunch of the year! Being that it was Tommaso's first time in Lucca, we fit in a lot. We walked a little over a mile and a half of the wall after lunch, took in every inch of Piazza Napoleone, same goes f
80. A Tale of Two Bolognese Ragu!
Can you ever tire of hearing about the Italian cuisine in Bologna? We share the tasty details of our last few meals in the birthplace of ragu, and the very interesting story of a certain Pope who invented the Gregorian calendar from his beautiful palazzo
79. Bologna's World Records! Most Porticos in the world, oldest university and the oldest pipe organ still in use.
We just returned from several days in this intoxicating capitol of the Emilia-Romagna region. There is so much to keep you intrigued between the university's stunning Library and Anatomical Theatre, the interior of Basilica San Petronio, the endless po
78. Tommaso at the alter of ragu Bolognese!
We share a bit more of our time on Lake Como in the festive time frame of post-Christmas and pre-New Years Eve. We took several boat rides up the lake in the warm and sunny weather, enjoyed a few Aperol Spritzs outside and eventually took a trai
77. Christmas in Copenhagen & Italy
We spent 6 festive days in Copenhagen experiencing Danish Hyyge before heading to Italy. It was filled with Christmas traditions that the Danes have passed down over the years, and naturally a lot of bread, cheese and beer was consumed by all! We arrived
76. Hello Holidays ... Ciao Feste!!!
We are off to Europe soon for the holidays, but we want to share a few interesting things currently happening in Italy and in the new year as well, which is reason alone to think about a trip to Italy in 2023! We will return with a new episode on Decembe
75. Vintage Vespas in Roma... Perhaps the 3 best hours in Rome ever!
Perhaps the 3 best hours in Rome ever! Take a ride on a vintage Vespa behind a local Roman and learn about the history of everything you drive by, drive on, stand on. Rome is full of history as you know, but what better way to learn more of it, than fro