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Friends who live outside of Rome but within the Lazio region invited us to their country home for lunch this past weekend. As it is common courtesy here in Italy, we brought a simple Italian dessert which was suitable for this hot summer weather. I always enjoy meeting up with them as they have a ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Culture
BR Briefs – August in Rome
August 9, 2011
While I personally love spending August in Rome, I wouldn’t recommend friends to visit us during this period. Not only because it’s hot but most shops are closed. Yes, it’s true that there is less traffic and you can find parking everywhere but on the other hand, some shops are closed for almost the entire ... Read More »
Sagra dei Stringozzi in Casperia
August 7, 2011
We weren’t originally going to Casperia for the Sagra but instead to visit my brother-in-law who was spending the week there. However, the day we were, there was the Sagra dei Stringozzi. What’s a Sagra? It’s basically a festival and there are usually about food! While there were flyers all over Casperia about this Sagra, ... Read More »
Opera Night at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla
August 4, 2011
A friend had indicated his interest in coming to Rome and asked us to check if there were any Operas during this stay. As it is summer, some operas are held outdoors at the Terme di Caracalla and when we checked, we opted for Tosca. I have been to Terme di Caracalla before but at ... Read More »
150th Anniversary of Italian Unification
March 17, 2011
Just a quick shout out to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Italian unification. Even Google made a banner to honor this day. It’s a holiday here in Italy so taking time to just relax. The other night we went to Teatro Dell’Opera in Rome to see Nabucco and this song received a tremendous applause. ... Read More »
Chinese New Year celebrations in Rome
February 6, 2011
In general, Chinese New Year celebrations in Rome are very low key. This year, it was nice to hear that the Chinese Embassy organized some events at Piazza del Popolo. So we headed there to mainly see the lion dance performances. Thanks to the nice warm and sunny day, there was quite a nice crowd. ... Read More »
Italy’s Mozzarella di Bufala Cheese
July 16, 2010
Let me start my telling you a funny mozzarella story. On one of our many trips back to Italy before we lived here, we were in Positano and my husband bought some bocconcini which are mozzarella that can be eaten in a mouthful. When he brought them back to the house, his family commented that ... Read More »
The culprit: Italian hand gestures
April 14, 2010
In Italy, it’s very common to still have specialty shops such as pastry shops, bread shops, pasta shops, fruit shops and I think you get the picture. This morning I was in a rush but needed to go to the fruit and vegetable shop near the house. It’s a one man show and he’s often ... Read More »