Italian Market It must have been over 20 years since we visited Italian Market last time. Strangely, it still looks the same, old, chaotic, but vibrant with colors and aroma. There are some very interesting stores. I don’t cook Italian often enough to know all the cheeses, oils, meats and spices. It’s eye-opening today, but I only came home with pictures. Next time, I will go with a purpose for some authentic Italian food essentials. Di Bruno Bros One of the busiest stores on the market. The variety of cheeses were just mind boggling. Grassia’s Spice  Claudio’s Specialty Foods I never realized there are so many different shapes of pasta!…

Lehigh Gap East Loop Part of the Appalachian Trail, this section of the AT overlooks Lehigh Gap, a large hole carved by Lehigh River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain. Though I read about the rock climbing on this trail, I definitely didn’t expect a vertical ascend. The view on top is INCREDIBLE! The shaky knees and burning thighs were all worth it.  It’s a beautiful day today. We arrived at the trail head right around sun rise (about 7:30). It’s very quiet and peaceful. Some posters near the trail head. In the background, Appalachian Mountain on the west side of Lehigh River, showered in the morning ray. Taking…