Costco<\/a> last night. We were so tired when we arrived that we knew we would fall asleep if we went home immediately so we shuffled around Costco until our eyes got too glassy and we went home and fell into bed.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pics.sararosso.com\/sante_summer_04\/images\/IMG_1809.jpg\")
\n(Golden Gate, SF)<\/p>\n
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\n(Ocean Beach, San Diego)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m going to be here for 3 weeks but I plan to keep on blogging, and also take the opportunity to highlight a few places from my home that I’m sure will be interesting even to you Italophiles! I heard about a new site today for Italian readers – 2Spaghi – a social network for…<\/p>\n
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