Comments on: Peeling off the Layers

By: Frank Scaramella

Frank Scaramella — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:56:04 +0000

For all the new stories about Roma and Italy in general,you could write a book that would,,doubtless enrich any library.It is totally new to me and this, is the first time I learned about this underground spot.many Thnks!!

By: Ian Zurzolo

Ian Zurzolo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0000

john,
I only hope we can live up to your expectations in the future. Thank you for the kind and thoughtful comment.

To all others,
The address is Via della cisterna, 13. It is located right off of Via San Francesco a Ripa, near Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere.

By: Giacomina

Giacomina — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:27:16 +0000

I love all the suggestions for attractions and restaurants to visit, but it would be very helpful if the authors would include the ADDRESSES of the places mentioned, not just the city or area of the city (e.g. Trastevere).

Thanks!

By: Christine Reinhardt

Christine Reinhardt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:03:24 +0000

That would be sooooo awesome!!!

By: tamryn

tamryn — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:09:25 +0000

Love it, Ian! Wish ItalianNotebook.com readers around the world could all meet for that coin toss and glass of Prosecco!

By: John Bellanti

John Bellanti — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:48:52 +0000

From an personal perspective, what the Italian Notebook invites us to do is revisit the relationship between the olive tree cultural wisdom and the creativity and energy of a Lexus mentality. One symbol stands for the past and the other for the present. When we connect the wisdom grounded in antiquity with the energy of our rapidly changing world we rediscover our complexity of roots and our wings and appreciate both. Bringing these two perspectives together is what this Notebook does well providing hope and wisdom in our polarized world of righ/wrong, good/bad, black/white, and either/or thinking and invites us to move beyond that stuck place. In doing so we discover deeper mental, emotional, and spiritual bonds between the past and the presence while honoring both. John Bellanti