As you may know (or have previously read), one of my goals for this journey was to attend as many of the European Taste Festivals as I could while over here. The 2017 season began last weekend, with the Taste of Milano. Set at 'The Mall' exhibition space in Porta Nuova, the Taste of Milano … Continue reading Taste of Milano 2017
OVERVIEW For some reason I had in my mind this was a smaller town with nothing to its name but a musty old Shroud. That's what you get for not reading up. It's not. It's a fairly large city with a long history originating from Roman times, and no less than 18km of shopping arcades. … Continue reading Turin – Part 1
OVERVIEW Unfortunately, out of all the places we had visited so far, Florence had the seediest feel - immediately evident on arriving from the main station. As we were walking to our hotel, we heard some screaming and shouting, then two girls running - it seemed like they had been robbed? It's also possible they … Continue reading Florence
Overview Venice is an expensive city to visit, both in terms of accommodation and food (compared to the rest of Italy), but if you wander away from the main tourist tracks and you'll find delightful little cafes with various panini at a pretty reasonable price. The tourist paths are marked with signs and are really … Continue reading Venice – Part 2
OVERVIEW Venice is at once both larger and smaller than I expected. But while it's certainly a beautiful city, and the old palaces lining the grand canal (most have now been converted to galleries, institutions and other state buildings) are enormous, it's somewhat worn and weary. Ca Rezzonico has been converted into an 18th century … Continue reading Venice – Part 1
OVERVIEW I'm not sure if Verona is actually called the city of marble by anyone else, but I can't think of it any other way. Everywhere you look there is marble - marble columns and monuments, marble facades, marble streets, statues, sidewalks, even public benches! The most common is red (local) or white marble, but … Continue reading Verona – The City of Marble
Eating Our Identities 