Crossing into San Francisco...
Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
McDecor: Gorman rest break
Time to move to San Francisco! On the ~10 hour drive from San Diego, we stopped at a McDonald's (where else) in a town called Gorman...
Trip Report: AMS-ORD-DEN-SAN part 2
Continuing on to San Diego on the domestic legs...
Trip Report: AMS-ORD-DEN-SAN part 1
Back to the US on United Business Class...
Park Hilaria: Americana in Holland part 2
Most of the ride names were in English...
Park Hilaria: Americana in Holland part 1
In my last couple of weeks before leaving Eindhoven, a large stretch of a major road running along side the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) was closed off. The event? Park Hilaria, a summertime amusement park...
Dutch Sausage Fest!
For my last weeks in the Netherlands, I decided to give some of its famous sausages a try...
Rome's Water Fountains
Rome has lots of ancient monuments and important art collections, sure. But my favorite part of the whole city were its water fountains...
Generic-ization of the International Contemporary Arts Scene
Of the following pictures, can you tell which were taken from within the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, and which were taken from within the MAXXI museum in Rome?
Trip Report: FCO-AMS
It was time to leave Rome, so it was back on board EasyJet....
Lodging Review: Hotel Fori Imperiali Cavalieri
Not to be confused with the Rome Cavalieri, part of Hilton's Waldorf-Astoria Collection, I found this hotel on Orbitz, which was offering a stay 4 nights get 1 night free deal...
Finally, Pantheon
The Pantheon I think is my favorite monument of Rome...
Best of Rome Eats: ice desserts
When in Rome... GELATO! I was lucky enough to try a bunch of different gelaterias, and one coffee shop that serves granita di caffe, or granita made from coffee...
Best of Rome Eats: bread
Aah, the memories of the bread in Rome. So simple, and economical too...
Sign Language: Catholic modesty
At all of the churches in Rome, and at the Vatican, signs were prominently displayed showing what to wear, and what not to wear...
Sign Language: falling down in Rome
The Roman monuments are really concerned about tourists tripping...
Best of Rome Eats: Dinner at Dino and Toni's
Dinner at Dino and Toni's was so memorable, it deserves a post all on its own...
Fashion at the Vatican: Swiss Guards
The first "Vatican" people I saw were the Swiss Guards. I actually didn't know about them before my visit - they are the official security for the pope, and are actually Swiss...
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is another place where I was excited to see in person for the first time...
Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum is truly amazing. There are things in there that I never knew were there, but I had seen many times before in textbooks...