It freaked me right out. Lisa implored me to come for the BBQ last night, but I didn’t want to miss couples therapy in the morning, especially after being out of the country, there was a lot to cover. But this also meant I couldn’t leave L.A. until just before noon, which meant I’d hit […]

Now that was a surprise. After yesterday’s frustrations, today we decided to hire a guide. I was taken aback by the price, but when’s the next time I’ll be in Rome? Possibly never! Back in ’72, which is a great Bob Seger album unavailable on streaming services, you flew to Europe for $200, bought a […]

Make reservations. Andrew Zimmern and David Kuller recommended the restaurant Roscioli. Andrew wrote “you’d be hard-pressed to find a better griciathan than at Roscioli.” Honestly, I had to look up “griciathan.” Turns out it’s pasta with three ingredients: Guanciale (pork cheek), pepper and Pecorino Romano cheese, and that appealed to me. So we went downstairs […]

This was the unexpected highlight of our trip. We came for last night’s concert, but going to the birthplace of Quinto Mancini? WOW! So according to Wikipedia, Scanno is a town on a lake, southeast of L’Aquila, but with a higher elevation, as a matter of fact it snowed there last night, and not just […]