Archive for June, 2010
Bed and Breakfast – Gli Ospiti Posted by Serena on Jun 8, 2010
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that at the moment me and Geoff are managing our friend’s Bed and Breakfast ‘Ai Chiosi’. One of the nicest things about this job is that we have the opportunity to meet a variety of interesting people from different parts of Italy. Here…
Una Veduta dalla Finestra dei Chiosi Posted by Serena on Jun 5, 2010
A few months ago I wrote a blog entitled: ‘Una Veduta dalla mia Finestra’, in which I described the view across the valley from la mia casa in Valdantena, Toscana (my house in Valdantena, Tuscany). Today it’s a different window and a different view, this time the view is from the window of our apartment…
Take a Seat – part 2 Posted by Serena on Jun 2, 2010
In part one of this blog I listed a few of the different kinds of things on which one sits. Part two will deal with how we ask or tell people to take a seat. 1. Sedersi – to sit oneself down: The reflexive verb sedersi is the most literal translation of ‘to take a…