Il Fungo: Rome's Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Il Fungo, in the distance, center, from Via Cavalcanti It's always a pleasure to find something new and unexpected in a city we've v...

A Farewell to Arms, and Hemingway's Thoughts on Rome

Shall we stay up tonight and read, dear? Yes, let's do that. We'll do it then.  It's a wonderful idea.  We'll have a great t...

Suburban Surreal: Parco Leonardo

It was "Giorno della Mamma," Mother's Day (BTW, a creation of President Woodrow Wilson) and Dianne's reward for 38 years o...