Archive for the year 2012
Andiamo in Vacanza–part 1 Posted by Geoff on Jul 9, 2012
As we were driving back to Italy from England last week it seemed that just about everyone else on the road was heading in the same direction … south, towards the sun. German, Dutch, Belgian, French cars, bulging with holiday luggage, with bikes and surf boards strapped to the roof. Frazzled parents adorned in optimistic…
Azzurri come Italia Posted by Serena on Jul 6, 2012
Following on from yesterday’s blog: “Il Calcio, ce l’abbiamo quasi fatta” here is another interesting video, this time of the speech given by il Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, Giorgio Napolitano. In his speech, Napolitano makes clear how important Italy’s performance during the European Championship was for the Italian people ‘oltre l’aspetto sportivo’ (beyond the sport…
Il Calcio, ce l’abbiamo quasi fatta! Posted by Serena on Jul 4, 2012
Well, at least we got to the final! Not bad, considering that the Italian football team, commonly known as Gli Azzurri due to their blue shirts, went to the European Cup without great expectations, and finished in second place. In this video Cesare Prandelli, the coach of the Nazionale Italiana di Calcio (Italian National Football…
Eccoci in Inghilterra–part 2 Posted by Geoff on Jul 3, 2012
When I wrote part one of this blog whilst sitting in my mother’s living room in England I didn’t really consider the fact that I’d have to write part 2 when I returned to Italy. So now I’m faced with the challenge of casting my mind back through the fog of a three day drive…
Eccoci in Inghilterra–part 1 Posted by Geoff on Jun 29, 2012
My mother is nearing 80 and, unlike her progeny, has never strayed from the shores of ‘Good Old Blighty’, unless you count a day trip which she once made to the Isle of Wight many years ago. And so every year I make the long journey by car from our village in Lunigiana to my…
Alcune Battute Posted by Geoff on Jun 27, 2012
Personally, I’ve always found humour a really useful means of helping me to improve my Italian. Our zio (uncle) Luciano who is in his 80’s is an inexhaustible font of battute (jokes), many of which have stuck in my mind and helped me out later on, not only in making an attempt at getting a…
Peperoni e Friarelli Ripieni Posted by Serena on Jun 25, 2012
Here is another blog from our friend Mattia. This time he shares another of his favourite Pugliese recipes with us: Peperoni e Friarelli Ripieni Cari lettori, dopo la ricetta “complicata” per modo di dire della scorsa volta, ho deciso, in combutta con (in league with) il capo Chef del Rango più alto (Highest Ranking Chef)…