Italian Tree House

In the hills overlooking the Italian city of Florence sits a charming structure among the pine and olive trees. A tree house-complete with a bedroom, a bathroom, and a kitchen.

When designer, Riccardo Barthel was building the couple's main house, in the 1980's, they had planned on building a tree house for their two children to play in; however it never happened.
After the children had grown they revived the concept and transformed it into a guest house.

Barthels overall inspiration was a water tower.

(via Interior Design Magazine)

A little piece of Italy

Okay, so I have to talk about Piazza Italia. This little restaurant is tucked on a side street in the Pearl District and although I live only a few blocks away, it's like a mini vacation every time I eat here.
When I was 19 I backpacked around Europe for about a year, I spent most of that time in Switzerland with family, but spent five weeks in Italy. This restaurant was so authentic to me I didn't know how to respond when one of the servers (a handsome and flirty Italian man) asked me where I was from. In my mind I was trying to decide if I should simply say "The US", or if I should venture further out on a limb and say "Oregon, it's on the west coast." Now, in my experience while in Italy, no one knew where Oregon was, so if I said Oregon I would likely have to backtrack and say California. Then I would have to hear a comment about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Um hello Amanda, you are in a restaurant just down the street from your apartment building! So in conclusion, I would absolutely recommend this soccer jersey lined Italian run restaurant. The food is good and the atmosphere transports you across the world.