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Art of Loving Italy

Art of Loving Italy

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Waking up to Italy—the art of dreaming

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Le cose si vedono dal sdraio sulla spiaggia. Le cose si vedono dal sdraio sulla spiaggia.
Pranzo sulla spiaggia! Tiella di Gaeta! Yum! La Pranzo sulla spiaggia! Tiella di Gaeta! Yum! 

La Tiella di Gaeta is a savory pie consisting of two layers of crispy dough that is generously filled with boiled octopus or squid, tomatoes, capers, and Gaeta olives and parsley.
Still hanging here at the beach 🏖️. It’s am Still hanging here at the beach 🏖️. It’s amazing how little you can get done in a day when confronted with sun, salt, sea and sand.
Buon giorno da Gaeta. Buon giorno da Gaeta.
Fuochi artificiali! Sapevano che la studentessa Ma Fuochi artificiali! Sapevano che la studentessa Matta era qui! Festeggiamo!
Bellini! Bellini!

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