In Central Italy/ Italy Relaunching the Beautiful Carmine, Lucca The Mercato del Carmine The Mercato del Carmine, once the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, is a historic building located in the center of Lucca.… Continue Reading →
In Food/ Italy/ Recipes What is Buccellato di Lucca? Ancient Bread Recipe Buccellato di Lucca is from the Tuscan region and particularly – the city of Lucca. The bread is made with raisins, and it used… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Lights & Holiday Spirit in Italy Christmas lights always signify to me the beginning of the holiday season. They are beautifully strung around trees and even up the trunk of… Continue Reading →
In Food/ General Info Where We Grocery Shop | You Wanted to Know We’ve received many emails expressing an interest as to exactly where we grocery shop in Lucca. Now that we have put our roots down,… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy The Beauty & History of the Palazzo Pfanner Palazzo Pfanner Gary and I took a few hours recently and walked to the Palazzo Pfanner to finally take a peek inside. We have… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy Going to the Cinema | First Time in Italy Our first time at the cinema in Italy! What a treat it was to experience going to the movies in Lucca! When I saw… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Spotlight: Historic Festa di Santa Croce | Lucca Every year, the city of Lucca celebrates The Festa di Santa Croce. As expected, last year’s event was canceled but this year it was brought back,… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Giacomo Puccini | Inside the Fascinating Museum A Look At Giacomo Puccini Recently, Gary and I along with our friend Victoria from Florence went and visited the Puccini Museum in Lucca.… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Our Italian Apartment | The Good, Bad, and Ugly We are finally settled in our Italian apartment. Home sweet home. This was no easy feat, mind you. If you follow our journey, you… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy Explore the Unique Piazza dell’ Anfiteatro The uniqueness of Piazza dell’ Anfiteatro in Lucca is given by its singular elliptical shape. Also, by the frame of medieval houses that embrace… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy Nice to See You in the Piazza: April 26th April 26th 2021 We were in the piazza on April 26th for a day for celebration in Italy. No… April 26th wasn’t a national… Continue Reading →
In Dual Citizenship/ Italy Launching Italy 2021: It’s Finally Here! Finally – here we are launching Italy 2021! This has been a crazy rollercoaster ride. It’s similar to the one we were on years… Continue Reading →
