10 fun things I did in Florence
We spent a few days in Florence before heading north to Venice. Florence was gorgeous but somehow very crowed at the time we went. Here are ten random things we did in Florence. Other things included the mandatory gelato tour, a visit to the Galileo museum to satiate the geek in Arjun, a different sandwich everyday at […]
Florence Gelato Tour
We clearly hadn’t had enough gelato in Rome, so we did it all over again in Florence. Here’s a list of all the gelateria we went to in one afternoon that was made up of walking, eating gelato and then some more gelato. I’ve listed the gelateria such that you end the grand gelato eating […]
Siena, Italy
We stopped in a little town called Sienna on our way to Florence from Rome. We ate some very good food at L’Osteria Enoteca Sotto le Fonti (the local Sienese vegetable speciality, ribollita) and Osteria della Chiacchiera. Here is where I discovered gianduja hot chocolate at Grom. Life made more sense with toasted hazelnuts thrown […]
Rome Gelato Tour
We decided that we must end our last evening in Rome on a rather memorable note. So, instead of going to a restaurant for dinner, we dedicated two hours to a little gelato trail of our own. There are two things that you need to know before buying gelato in Rome (or for that matter, […]
Eating in Rome
Whenever I travel, I make sure I have two things in addition to my camera: a notebook with all the places I must go to listed and a folder to keep all sorts of bills, receipts and pamphlets safely for reference and for making memories. On a trip to Italy with Arjun a few weeks […]
Campo de’ Fiori, Rome
View Slideshow On an early Friday morning I woke up at the crack of dawn, had a cup of espresso and a ricotta and cherry pastry from the forno downstairs, and walked to the market I’d heard so much about, 20 metres away. Campo de Fiori, literally meaning Field of Flowers (which it was, centuries […]
Postcard from Rome: Artichokes at Campo de’ Fiori
I’m lucky to be living 20 metres from one of the most colourful food markets in Rome, Campo di Fiori. Today, I woke up early (or perhaps it was all the caffeine I’m enjoying lately) to photograph the gorgeous produce. I ended up photographing artichokes the most. Mostly because that’s what I’m obsessed with on […]
24 Hours of Eating in Brussels
The best part about living in mainland Europe is that a new city is never too far, making it especially conducive to impromptu weekend trips. Like this one in Brussels. Brussels gave me the quirky vibe. I love it for the random art installation on the streets, the soothing Beethoven playing on the metro speakers, […]