Thank you to everyone so, so much for all of your kind and supportive comments about Lar. I’ve been going crazy knowing that my twin was/is in so much pain and reading all of your comments here, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been so comforting. Thankfully, it seems that Lar is on the mend. Here’s an update if you haven’t read it already.
I’m keeping it casual for this blog post since I haven’t been focused on clothes too much for the past few days. If it wasn’t so hot I would have worn sweats all weekend!
I’ve been trying to keep myself busy, so I’ve been planning out what I’m going to pack for my Italy trip in two weeks – two weeks! Here’s my initial list:
1. Venice For Pleasure by J. G. Links
2. Fjallraven backpack – I’ve been wanting one of these backpacks forever and finally took the plunge. I bought mine on Amazon, but Shopbop and J.Crew also sell them.
3. Stella & Dot Palm Springs scarf
4. Canon Powershot S100
5. J.Crew neon passport cover – a gift from my friend Thom. I can’t wait to use this!
6. Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses
7. H&M baseball cap
8. Glitter TOMS
In addition to my packing, I’m brushing up on my Italian by re-watching the following films:
Okay, maybe “brushing up on my Italian” is a bit of an overstatement. I don’t know any Italian and all of these movies are English. Still, it can’t hurt to watch them, right?
I’ll be going to Venice, Florence and Rome. If you’ve ever been, give me some tips and let me know your favorite places. Thank you to Michela for all of the info on Venice!
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Dearest Lar,
I hope you’re in much less pain! I hate that I haven’t “seen” you in over a week – especially after such an ordeal. I’m so glad mom is there with you and I hope you’re getting a lot of sleep. I know it’ll take a while for all the inflammation to go down, but I hope the hospital has you on some really good pain meds. I hope you can read this post on your phone at the hospital. Love you so much!
xoxo, Cath
So many unrelated thoughts in my head upon reading this post:
-So glad to hear Lar is doing better!
-Sometimes simple outfits are the best ones in the summer months.
-Your dogs are really cute.
-Italy! Jealous.
Heehee. The post does cover a lot of different topics 😉
oh! i looove italy! 🙂 what cities in italy are you going to? i can def give you food recommendations if we’ve been! 🙂 unless it’s a really small town in italy, most likely they will speak english to you.
i learned italian from rosetta stone 1 & 2. they might have thought my efforts were cute, but they replied back in english. so sad!
hoping Lar has a quick recovery!
I’ll be going to Venice, Florence and Rome – I’m so excited and can’t wait to hear your recommendations.
I really hope most people will be able to understand English because I’ll be totally lost relying on my Italian/English dictionary.
Thanks for updating us on Lar. I can’t believe she had to go through surgery, but it sounds like it’s helped. Will continue praying for full recovery 😉
Oh my goodness, I love A Room with a View!! OK, Florence: I recommend hanging out on the “other side” of the Arno river. A lot of the major sites are on the side where the duomo is (Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Vecchio, etc.), but there is a fun vibe on the Palazzo Pitti side. Check out Piazza Santo Spirito around dinner time or after the sun goes down. For an often overlooked museum, check out the Bargello. In Rome, don’t miss the Borghese gardens. In Venice, a good, solid restaurant with simple food is Trattoria alla Madonna near the Rialto bridge. Not sure if they will be open though, because many restaurants take a vacation for a couple of weeks in August.
HAVE A BLAST!!!
Never been to Florence, and I went to venice a long time ago when i was broke, so we didn’t eat very well. But Rome, you must go to La Tavernaccia Da Bruno (Via Giovanni da Castelbolognese 63, 00153 Trastavere, Roma, Italia). It was our favorite place in Rome! We ordered the Rigatone alla Carbonara (eggs, guanciale (bacon from pig’s cheek), black pepper and pecorino cheese), Pasta all’arrabbiata, and Pizza Capricciosa. Small, family owned restaurant. Everything was good there! 🙂 Our driver took us to some other restaurants, but they turned out to be more touristy, and the food was just so-so.
also, if you’re interested, we blogged about it here 🙂 http://www.estherandjacob.com/when-in-roma-day-1-what-to-do-and-see-in-rome-in-48-hours/ there’s also a day 2. hope you have a wonderful trip! can’t wait to see all the places you visit and food you eat!
Hey, I think I recognize that pavilion–Oakhurst Park? Hubby and I had our picnic wedding reception there. 🙂
Eat gelato 3-5 times per day. Particularly in Rome, hit up San Crispino (near the Trevi Fountain) and the Gelateria del Teatro (crazy flavors like basil & white chocolate and cherry & cheese. OMG.). Also eat pizza (sorry, Lar!) which you can eat by the pound– literally, you tell them how much you want and they hack it off and you pay for it in weighted increments. And walk back from the Colosseum about 4 blocks back and on the right side of the street there is a corner restaurant with a sign over the door (real descriptive, I know!)– they have the most amazing house wine and pasta. It’ll be packed. Have so much fun!!!!
If you have free time there’s an Italian mini-series, The Best of Youth, that will take you all over Italy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346336/
And, of course, there’s La Dolce Vita.
Great list & that Toby is too cute!! Your shorts you’re rockin’ are fab too! Looking for some similar jeans. look a like an old, but new fall trend this year.