Kathryn CaseyMay 126 minRobbed in RomeI was robbed at Rome’s Tiburtina bus station last week. A Roma woman took my portfolio-style wallet with about $500 in cash, my passport,...
Kathryn CaseyJun 25, 20213 minDiving Back into Italy!Well, after 19 months away, I landed on Italian soil this morning. I must admit I wasn’t really looking forward to this trip because I’ve...
Kathryn CaseyAug 13, 20194 minA Meet-up, a Memory, and Two EpiphaniesIt's a kick to meet expats and hear about their towns and experiences. I'd found Mark, a transplant from Seattle only two years ago, in...
Kathryn CaseyJul 31, 20192 minTrastevere: Sacred & Profane, Anachronistic & Alive, Gorgeous & GrittyFestooned as it is with ivy and bougainvillea (or some other flower I've decided to call bougainvillea) and packed as it is with cool...
Kathryn CaseyApr 9, 20195 minLend me your ears.Well, friends, Romans, and others who get the idea... I’ve shamefully neglected this blog for weeks, in part because I’ve been low on...
Kathryn CaseyFeb 17, 20194 minStrangers on Trains“Is there a train called an expresso here?,” the American 20-something shouted at the woman behind the ticket window at the Santa Lucia...
Kathryn CaseyJan 24, 20193 minGenoa: Two Tales of One CityThe first and only time I visited Genoa prior to my stop there a few weeks ago, I had the distinct impression of a sinister city;...
Kathryn CaseyJan 6, 20193 minVenice: Chiaroscuro and ColorWhen I rolled into Venice Tuesday evening, so did the fog. The moody atmosphere it created seemed just right for photographing the Bridge...
Kathryn CaseyDec 30, 20182 minChristmastime in RomeThe Nativity Scene There’s no place like Rome for a nativity scene, called in Italian a presepio or presepe. Both terms are correct,...
Kathryn CaseyDec 15, 20185 minA Venice state of mind“…For I think there can be nothing else in the world so full of glittering and exquisite surprise as that first glimpse of Venice which...
Kathryn CaseyDec 4, 20183 minHave a good trip? I probably will. I’ll be going to Italy for several weeks right after Christmas. I’ll fly into Rome and spend a few days there and continue on to Genoa...
Kathryn CaseyOct 25, 20181 minBologna bulletinIf you happen to be in Bologna in early 2019, you might want to look into this: Word on the street is that Abruzzese painter Gigino...
Kathryn CaseySep 5, 20182 minDeviled BolognaCheck out this image! This is the shadow thrown by the statue of Neptune built to represent Pope Pius IV in Bologna’s Piazza del Nettuno....