Giorno della Memoria: Assisi Remembers the Holocaust
All over Italy on January 27th, a myriad of events in the schools, theaters, and museums commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance... View article
Anne's Blog / Local people
Sardine: Flash Mob in Bologna
On January 19, 2020, there was no water in the Bologna piazza –and certainly not desired by the forty-thousand sardines... View article
Peppa Pig in Umbria?
No, not quite. Not a Peppa pig but Peppe‘s pig stars in this note. When Peppe told me the December... View article
Umbria Jazz Winter: Funk Off Rocks Orvieto
In late December, icy lips blow into trumpet mouthpieces while chilled fingers grip drumsticks, fly up and down the keys... View article
In Rome, a School of Sardines in Piazza San Giovanni
On December 14th in Rome, we met our first Sardine heading up the escalator from the San Giovanni Metro stop.... View article
Thanksgiving in Assisi: Umbria Goodness Reigns
Our family celebrates Thanksgiving here in Assisi, too, but the Sunday following the holiday. Pino needs the weekend to fulfill... View article
With a Bonfire and Chestnuts, Assisi Awaits La Madonna
That huge crackling and spitting focaraccio (literally, “big ugly fire” i.e., “bonfire”) near Assisi’s massive medieval fortress, La Rocca Maggiore,... View article
Our Olive Oil: “Green Gold of Umbria”
Yes, our olive oil just back from the mill certainly is “green gold.” And this gold is more precious than... View article
Wine-making in Umbria: il Vino di Pino
It’s still un vino giovane (“a young wine”) but buonissimo. Pino had assured me that it would be when he’d... View article
Cappuccino Nostalgia in Perugia: a Fiftieth Anniversary
Today, as an elderly Umberto served me his famous cioccolato caldo con la panna (hot chocolate with whipped cream)….. ….what... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)