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Medievalis a Pontremoli – part 3 Posted by Serena on Aug 25, 2010
The Final Part of our Story in Pictures Click on photos to enlarge 1. L’accampamento: alla sera il cibo viene cucinato alla luce delle torce su fuochi all’aperto. Per fortuna il tempo è stato perfetto! The encampment: in the evening food is cooked by torchlight over open fires. Luckily the weather was perfect! 2. In…
Medievalis a Pontremoli – part 2 Posted by Serena on Aug 23, 2010
The Second Part of our Story in Pictures Click on photos to enlarge 1. La bellissima Piazza del Duomo di Pontremoli fa da splendido scenario allo spettacolo degli sbandieratori. Pontremoli’s beautiful Piazza del Duomo makes a great setting for the sbandieratori (flag jugglers) display 2. Molto popolari nelle manifestazioni storiche qua in Italia sono…
Medievalis a Pontremoli -part 1. Posted by Serena on Aug 21, 2010
A Story in Pictures Click on photos to enlarge 1. Pontremoli, il borgo medievale dominato dal Castello del Piagnaro Pontremoli, the medieval district dominated by the Piagnaro Castle 2. Ogni agosto per quattro giorni la cittadina di Pontremoli ospita una manifestazione medievale Every August for four days the little town of Pontremoli hosts a medieval…
Should, Could, Would ? Posted by Serena on Aug 18, 2010
I recently received the following comment/question from one of my regular readers: Salve Serena, Profoundly busy with grammar italiano I need some help in order to prevent myself keeping in mind the wrong statements(being Dutch)-I want to be sure about. In the ‘condizionale’ how to translate in italiano: ..I should be… ..I should have been……
Ferragosto Posted by Serena on Aug 16, 2010
Yesterday, 15th of August, was Ferragosto, il culmine delle vacanze estive (the peak of the summer holidays). Ferragosto comes from the Latin feriae Augusti (August vacations), and is said to date back to the Roman times. When I was a child, every city or town which was not a holiday resort closed down completely for…
Andiamo al Mare! Posted by Serena on Aug 13, 2010
Eccoci in pieno agosto! (Here we are in full August!) and Italy is officially closed for the summer. L’esodo (the exodus) has left the cities abandoned to tourists, and families have packed their costumi da bagno (swimming suits), crema solare (sun cream), secchielli e palette (buckets and spades), teli da mare (beach towels), and ombrelloni…
Il Coro Degli Alpini Posted by Serena on Aug 10, 2010
In my recent article ‘Al Passo dei Due Santi’ I recounted the tale of our trip up to a pass in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains to listen to a concert given by a local Alpini choir. The concert was so enjoyable that I decided to phone my friend, whose husband sings in the choir, in…