Dining Al Fresco

on this lovely American Independence Day...

Dining with American expats and Brits [who said, "Good riddance to you, anyway..."], bashing on American politics and Bush (what else is new?). Journalists, biologists, writers and thinkers...talking about Jon Stewart and Paris Hilton and Al Gore...

Feasting on a BBQ cookout with red wine and mojitos, [and don't forget the cheese and crackers!].

Sitting out on the patio to enjoy the cool summer breezes, under a tree with lemons that looked like there were going to burst.

And we almost did with the amount of food we ate. "buon appetito" and we enjoyed it, indeed.

An interesting Independence Day away from home, but surrounded by people who left home wholeheartedly and made their lives elsewhere...

I've said that I can do it...but I'm not so sure anymore.

Touristy

Said hello to some sites this weekend:

-Piazza Venezia
-Fontana di Trevi
-The Spanish Steps
-Sperlonga Beach

Floated in the Mediterranean...Bronzed like the Italians...

*Must learn how to cook - if you have some good recipes for meats, e-mail them to me.
Grazie!
ciao ciao

Credo...

Had one of the memorable experiences of my life yesterday at the Basilicia di San Paolo fuori le mura.

Walked into the House of God. Heard the angels sing. Saw "Papa."

And I was just going for a jog.

I'm a little...

I fell in love with a teapot today.

and had my first cappuccino.

Pictures to come...

Ciao from Roma,

C

assorted

christmas day 06, malibu

malibu 06

urban geyser 03

glass globes, hong kong 05

around the city

1/07

disco fever on the streets of nyc 1/07

knees 1/07
(on the train back to princeton)

So it goes...

hello mango. 5/31/07


There's something peaceful about fruit.