I was in sixth grade when the Berlin Wall came down. I remember a small group project on “the fall of Communism,” and I remember that I was assigned to Germany. I don’t remember much about my own presentation except that we included a lot of images from the Newsweek magazine that I brought in …
In my post on Den Haag, I mentioned that one of the highlights of my trip was to Madurodam, and that I took so my pictures and videos, it needed its own post. So here it is. Madurodam was one of those places that I wasn’t sure was worth my time, but I’m glad I …
Hubby is a huge fan of soccer – or as the Italians say, calcio. Every trip to Europe has involved attending at least one, if not more, soccer games. I can’t really complain though. Soccer games in Europe are especially fun because of the devoted fans and the high level of competition. Hubby is also a …
Hubby had been raving about this restaurant near his work and he finally took me there on Friday night. First, let me explain Correggio. It’s the plastics capitol of Italy, so there is a lot of manufacturing in the area. But it’s also Italy, so it’s also a hub for food and wine. There are …
After three weeks in Italy, Hubby still had not been given an apartment, so when I arrived, my two suitcases and I moved into the studio hotel room with Hubby and his three suitcases (well, his two – one may have been mine). Thankfully, we only had to stay in the hotel for a week …
I arrived in Italy on Saturday afternoon. Hubby had been scoping out the best things to do during his first three weeks, so he had big plans for us. We also wanted to get me on Italian time so it was important for me to stay awake! Hubby took me on a bike ride through …