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Category: Sightseeing

Away in Aosta!

Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by terimcmahon

A long weekend beckoned us towards the northwest mountain region of Italy and we couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Hiking, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Aosta, culture, Hiking, History, Restaurants, Roman Culture, Sightseeing, Skiing
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Deep Dive at the Duomo

Posted on October 28, 2018 by terimcmahon

It’s our first full rainy weekend in Milan, so we decided to visit the Duomo and see the Cathedral and…

Posted in Around Milano, Culture, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Sightseeing
Tagged Duomo, Milan, Museum of the Duomo, The Duomo's Sundial, Top of the Duomo
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A day in Bologna!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by terimcmahon

Kevin met me in Bologna after my trip to Rome and I think it’s safe to say that climbing the…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Bologna, History, Sightseeing, truffles
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Rome in the Rain

Posted on October 17, 2018 by terimcmahon

In our first two months in Italy we’ve had almost no rain, so the intermittent showers and even thunderstorms I…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, History, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Food, Museums, Palazzo Taverna, Rome, Sightseeing, Travel, truffles
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My Love of Michelangelo!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by terimcmahon

Here’s a common ice breaker question: If you could have dinner with an historical figure from the past, whom would…

Posted in Cities, Culture, Museums, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Michelangelo, Museums, Rome, Sistine Chapel
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The ancient seaport town of Ostia Antica

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by terimcmahon

The greatest part of living in Italy for 2 years is that we can take the road less traveled, such…

Posted in Cities, Culture, History, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged History, Ostia Antica, Rome, Sightseeing
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Under the Tuscan Sun, with 68 Middle School Students

Posted on October 15, 2018 by terimcmahon

Ciao a tutti.  This is Kevin with an update on my first Italian field trip to Tuscany.

Posted in Cities, Culture, Everyday activities, Hiking, History, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Carrara, Field Trip, Lucca, Puccini, School
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Leisure in Lugano!

Posted on October 6, 2018October 12, 2018 by terimcmahon

What a treat to hop on a train in Milan and an hour later arrive in a different country! We…

Posted in Around Milano, Cities, Culture, Dining and Drinking, Hiking, Sightseeing, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged Hiking, Lugano, Monte San Salvatore, Mount San Salvatore, Switzerland
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The Magic of Venice!

Posted on September 28, 2018July 16, 2020 by terimcmahon

I believe the last time I was in Venice was the summer of 1976 and unfortunately my memory includes the…

Posted in Culture, History, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Venice
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A picture is worth a thousand words: Pinacoteca di Brera, First Visit!

Posted on September 11, 2018May 22, 2019 by terimcmahon

So much to say, so little space! If you love art, history, religion, Napoleon, or beauty, you simply must visit…

Posted in Around Milano, Culture, Museums, Sightseeing
Tagged Brera, culture, Milan, Museums, Napoleon, paintings, Religious Paintings
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