Winter in Umbria
This winter has been incredibly rainy. The dismal weather has encouraged the Tandem Spirits to spend more time closer to home. We did manage to venture out on a couple…
Sharing the Giostra della Quintana with Friends
The Giostra della Quintana - Keeping Traditions Alive The Tandem Spirits live in Foligno's historic center and are happy to live in a town where many Italian traditions are alive…
Celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary – Dinner at Il Cavilere
A Pre-Anniversary Dinner We celebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary in September. The official date is September 4th. The evening before our Anniversary, we had dinner at one of the best…
Staycation 2023 Continued: Finding Treasures at home in Foligno
Sometimes the TandemSpirits have to remind themselves that our very own Foligno has several interesting museums and cultural spots. We finally visited some places that we have not been to…
Foligno’s Beautiful Christmas Lights
Christmas Cheer in Foligno! We were a little worried that the City of Foligno would forgo putting up the annual Christmas light displays due to COVID. Well, as it turned…
Ordinary Things Here in Foligno
Some Images of Life in Foligno Over the last several weeks, the COVID situation has worsened in Italy. Here in Umbria, our rates had been low enough that we were…
Giostra della Quintana
Giostra della Quintana Foligno
Giostra della Quintana - Foligno Giostra della Quintana is a jousting tournament that takes place 2 times per year in Foligno. The Challenge happens in June and the Rematch occurs…