Jun 13, 20124 minVisiting Florence (Where’s the Machine?)The walls that enclose the rail line are covered with graffiti, and the train terminal feels grimy and is filled with a lot of...
Jun 12, 20123 minSiena and the Towers of San GimignanoSiena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
Jun 12, 20122 minNaples, Italy in ReviewNaples could use some work… some oversight… maybe a good scrubbing with lots of bleach. I was told by a colleague that it’s “not a place...
May 30, 20123 minIn Rome, Trying to Avoid Saying “When in Rome…”The plane has landed. Finally! This is my first trip to Italy, and the last time I was in Europe at all was when I was one year old… so...