The mural, “Music is a Never-Ending Journey,” was painted by the street artists belonging to the collective known as Orticanoodles.  The mural was made with special fluorescent paints, and so, at night, it takes on an even better vibe. The Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Gottardo al Corso dates from 1568. The Università Luigi Bocconi is…

Anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time, and has seen our past posts about Milan, will know that we love to spend evenings in the Navigli district.  This is the part of town where two canals meet, and the waterways are lined with restaurants, bars, and shops, making it one of…

The Scuola Primaria “Piolti De Bianchi – Gaspara Stampa,” on Via Gentilino, #12, is a primary school that serves the neighborhood.  I guess, at one time, male and female students were separated, since the doorway we passed marked the entrance as the “Female Section.” Opened in 1999, the Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo is the home of…

For this stay in Milan, which was our last stop before flying back to the United States, we chose an apartment that  was situated right at the edge of the Navigli area of the city.  The apartment was large, modern, and had everything we needed, to make our stay a comfortable and relaxing one. The…

The day began to look as if rain could begin at any minute, and so, we decided to head over to the new Rinascente Department Store.  Set in a seven-story palazzo, on Via del Tritone, the store was relatively new and, according to all we had read about it, quite nice.  We thought we would…

Founded in 1627, to train missionaries, the Collegium Urbanum de Propoganda Fide, or the Pontifical College for the Propagation of the Faith, would then travel around the world, teaching Catholicism.  At that time, Italians were not admitted into the school.  All the students came from other countries, mostly from Northern Europe and the Middle East. …

The photo above shows the small square known as Largo Goldoni.  The people most familiar with the spot are those heading to the Fendi store, which occupies the western side of the space.  What draws me there, though, is the artwork that sits in front of the Fendi location.  The name of the sculpture is…

A plaque marks the building where the Austrian poet, Ingeborg Bachmann, lived.  Bachmann’s love for Rome was unquestionable.  She suffered from ill health, while living at this address, but she was firm in her belief that the frequent walks she took around the neighborhood, with friends, and also by herself, helped to restore her mental…

As we continued to explore, we passed another section of the Music School of Santa Cecilia.  For many years, the school has been regarded as the most important place of learning, specializing in the training of musicians.  As a matter of fact, over the years, thanks to the different papal concessions that were passed, one…

Our fourth day in Rome was a nice one.  The sun was trying to burst through a few overhead clouds, and we were settled in the new apartment.  Things were beginning to look up for us.  The apartment was in the neighborhood known as Campo Marzio, and while we had been in the area many…

Our second day in Rome was a bit of a washout, and a nightmare.  First of all, it rained profusely all day long.  That was when we discovered a leak in the ceiling, over the swimming pool.  Secondly, we kept going back and forth with the rental agency, as to what the best thing to…

Anyone who has followed this blog in the past will know that we love Rome, and being in Rome is the highlight of every trip to Italy for us.  I was even more excited about this stay in the Eternal City, as we had rented an apartment I always wanted to stay in.  Little did…