Kimberly's Italy

Kimberly's Italy


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84. From the Medici to the Rothschilds, Milano celebrates Art and Patronage
February 15, 2023

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
February 08, 2023

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?
February 01, 2023

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
January 25, 2023

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!
January 18, 2023

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.
January 11, 2023

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!
January 04, 2023

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
December 28, 2022

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!!!
December 14, 2022

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!
December 07, 2022

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