3. carciofi alla romana. soooo good. my sister goes for the carciofi alla giudia...but the romana is my favorite. the ones they serve at edy, in rome, are the best!

2. i love the trees along the tiber. especially in fall. the tiber itself is beautiful to me. it isn't very clean looking and i probably wouldn't want to swim in it (!), but there is something mysterious and wonderful about it. i like to imagine what life was like, before those trees, and before the walls, when the people of rome would walk to the river to plant their gardens.
i love to walk that river, crunching the leaves beneath my shoes...and watching the changing light.

20 things i love about italy.
1. i love hearing the sounds of lunch (or dinner for that matter) being prepared. i love walking down a little street and hearing clinking glasses. the sounds of silverware and plates being collected. maybe a pot being banged around a bit.
it is such a comforting feeling.....that somewhere, someone is taking care, preparing a meal and sitting down with to share.
i won't even get into the smells........