La Dolce Dent

Tracing Roots, Faith, and Family through Italy: This journey combines our family roots, beautiful towns, and slow-paced exploration - honoring the Campoli and Di Pietro heritage while savoring the best of Rome. もっと詳しく

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Longhi Castle Kitchen, Ancient Sculptures, Armory
4月10日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
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Fumone
4月10日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We could see another hill town in the distance, and decided to drive on over (because I'm a glutton for punishment, haha).

Fumone would translate to English as Smoke - this town at 3000 ft above sea level was charged with watching for invaders from the south and lighting the fires to alert Rome should any be sighted. Yes - light the beacons! Gondor calls for aid! (I regret not making a video saying this while in the town).

Slightly less than 2000 people live here, parking was surprisingly easy, and everyone was SO nice. There were hardly any other tourists around, so the streets were very peaceful as we walked up and up and up.もっと詳しく
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Longhi Castle Gardens
4月10日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We were the only ones here, along with our awesome guide, John-Marco.

This was the top of the mountain. They basically ground it down, then got dirt from a nearby town to create the garden because the soil was better for the cypress trees.

There's one rock that is the "top of the mountain" that we all made sure to touch.もっと詳しく
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Dinner in Alatri
4月10日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We walked back up (found some stairs rather than the scary narrow street, and went to a steakhouse. It's owned by a lovely Englishwoman (I asked if she was British and was quickly corrected that she was English) who has lived her for over 20 years. She was shocked we could hear her accent! :)

She encouraged us to try the supple (sup-lay) rice balls as they are a very common recipe for the area. They were delicious - fried rice, cheese, herbs. My steak was just what I wanted.

After dinner, we enjoyed the town all lit up. We also wondered if Al Capone had any relatives in the area!もっと詳しく
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Hill Town Driving
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
I just drove down a street so narrow I wasn't sure it was actually a street (it was) and we had to fold the side-view mirrors in.

No one was coming behind us so we commemorated my feat by reenacting my face the entire time.

I went on to do similar roads in Palombara Sabina as well. I would highly recommend never getting a car any bigger than this in Italy, and smaller if possible...もっと詳しく
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旅行者You were an amazing driver!
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Tivoli Villa d'Este
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Wow! This was the home of a d'Este Cardinal in the 16th century. The villa is amazing, but the gardens are the main attraction.

Many of the pieces that are in the Vatican were found in this area, as Emperor Hadrian also had a villa here.

Important note: If you want to visit Tivoli (and you should)...TAKE A TOUR BUS. This was hands down the hardest place to navigate and drive in. It's nuts.

Another important note: In most Italian parking structures, you have to pay for your parking at a machine, then use the validated ticket provided to get out. Otherwise you have to back out of the exit... :)もっと詳しく
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Tivoli Gardens
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
These are the most extravagant gardens I've ever seen - even over Versailles or the Vatican.
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Palombara Sabina
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Off to another hill town in the Sabine Hills! Before our pasta making class, we had a small tour of this little hill town with our wonderful guide and translator, Roberta. She was so excited to hear that we had visited Alatri, as that's the area she's from. She said Campoli was a very common surname and decided we are distant relatives. :)

Hill towns are typically very circular, and I missed the tiny street that did not look like a street that our lodging was on the first time around. No problem, just another loop!

Olive oil and cherries are two of their main things, and each year there's a competition to make the best traditional cherry festival dress. Usually a nonna wins (because the younger generations don't know how to sew) and they take a bowl of the best cherries to present to the Pope in Rome.

On our tour, we met another one of the Pasta Nonnas hosting another dinner along one of the little streets.もっと詳しく
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Pasta with Nonna Patrizia
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
So the Pasta Grandmas have become a really big deal since Éowyn and I went, apparently. This is one of my favorite experiences, so I can see why this tiny idea has grown into something huge! They've been on TV, are on Celebrity Cruises, have some French nonnas in Paris for baking, etc. Some of others in our group were fangirling hardcore. :)

We had so much fun making farfalle, ravioli, and fettucine followed by a delicious meal.もっと詳しく
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旅行者It was such a fun experience.
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Final Prep and Enjoying the Fruits of our Labors
4月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Nonna comes around to check your work, and I was told my were so good that it must be because of my Italian blood. :) #minewerebetterthanmoms

After we finished it was time to enjoy some fantastic food and delightful conversation.

As we left, we could enjoy the twinkling of the lightsof the nearby sister hilltowns in the distance.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 The one on the right is so beautiful. Obviously a skilled hand at work 😄
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Colosseum
4月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
This is such a thrill every time. It was so exciting to show this to Mom & Dad.

The day was overcast and the sun was coming through the clouds in a really spectacular way right over the far side of the arena.

I was able to snag tickets for the arena as well, so we were able to go down there after the regular entrance and stand right next to the underground, and by the best seats in the house (in white, right above the arena floor).もっと詳しく
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旅行者It was hard to wrap my mind around the fact that we were walking where gladiators fought to their death.
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Entering the Forum
4月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Walking in the footsteps of Constantine, Caesar, Cicero, and so many more!
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Temple of Romulus
4月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The green doors were open and whatever ticket we had seemed to let us in! We could see through the gate to the church on the other side. There are various ideas about what this building was for, but it's neither the founder of Rome, Romulus, nor the son of an emperor. Amazing to think something like this has survived for so long that we can't remember what it was for sure!もっと詳しく
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Roman Forum
4月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
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Flying Dress Photoshoot
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
I'm SO happy with how my flying dress photoshoot with Eidos Photography turned out! This was my anniversary present from Sean. Not too shabby for my 50th year!

Between this and the family photoshoot, I highly recommend Eidos to any of my clients traveling to Rome this summer - make some great memories!もっと詳しく
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旅行者Beautiful! 🤩
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旅行者You're stunning 💕
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Rome Photoshoot - Three of Us
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
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Rome Photoshoot - Mom & Dad
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
I know I'm jumping ahead on getting caught up on posts, but I'm just so thrilled with these pics.

Sean got me a flying dress photoshoot in front of the Colosseum as an anniversary present, and the photographer was kind enough to also do a family session with the three of us as well after. There's a great new terrace that just opened up that provides really spectacular views of the Colosseum and Forum down Via dei Fori Imperiali.

The flying dress photos take longer to edit, they'll be coming soon!もっと詳しく
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Rome Photoshoot - Me
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
The ones where I'm sitting looking at the Colosseum were a little scary, haha. It's like 40ft down on the other side.
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旅行者 Love this one!
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旅行者 Probably my favorite!
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Our Fantastic Photographers
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Jeff and his assistant Sara! Eidos Photography is highly recommended!
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Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps
4月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
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Wandering Rome's Streets
4月15日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Piazza Navona, Parliament, and the Pantheon (and a very recongnizable name).
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Crazy Storm!
4月15日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Glad we came back early in the day - thunder, lightning, and heavy rain for two hours this afternoon! Good day to sit inside a cozy apartment steps from the Colosseum and watch Gladiator. :) The video didn't catch the thunder very well, but it was practically non-stop.

Later, I saw that someone braved the Forum and they were the only ones there. Water was running in the streets up to their ankles (and I really hope they showered after).もっと詳しく
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Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica
4月16日, バチカン市 ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
We had a very nice Vatican employee who let us go to the Sistine Chapel first when it was less crowded.

As expected, we spent a lot of time in the Egyptian Rooms while Dad read everything. :)

There was some sort of practice going on in St. Peter's which was lovely, and we got a good view of the Swiss Guard as we left.もっと詳しく
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Old Car Parade
4月17日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
While we were waiting to cross the street, the police stopped traffic for this...
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Mom Being Stylish While We Wait for the Bus
4月17日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
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