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Lo stambecco che sale per il sale Posted by Serena on Feb 8, 2011
Yes, I know it’s a bit of a strange title! Let’s see if this little blog will explain its meaning. Lo stambecco – plural gli stambecchi – (ibex) is a species of mountain goat which is well known for its prodigious climbing abilities. See these pages:http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_ibex http://www.parchionline.it/stambecco.htm The Stambecco’s usual habitat is le pareti rocciose…
Finocchi Gratinati Posted by Serena on Jan 18, 2011
We are in the middle of winter here in Italy, and one of my favorite vegetables at this time of the year is il finocchio (‘bulb’ or ‘Florentine fennel’). We divide fennel bulbs into two categories: if the bulbs are round and compact, they are called finocchi maschi (male fennel) and are best eaten raw…
Il Turista Sotterraneo – 2. L’Italia del Centro-Sud Posted by Serena on Jan 6, 2011
Let’s continue our visit to underground Italy. In our last post we visited some Hidden Places in the North of Italy. Today we are going to visit the centre and the south of Italy. Chiusi Several years ago, Geoff and I spent a couple of weeks exploring Umbria, and as we are very interested in…
Il Turista Sotterraneo -1. Italia del Nord Posted by Serena on Jan 3, 2011
Let’s begin 2011 with a brief look at an aspect of Italy that few tourists ever see: L’Italia di Sotto (Underground Italy). Milano Visiting the modern industrial city of Milan you would never guess that a century ago it was not unlike Venezia: a city of canals! In order to make the most of every…
Esondazioni, Alluvioni, e Frane Posted by Serena on Dec 27, 2010
My sister in law arrived from France last Monday the 20th of December to spend Christmas with us here in Italy, having made a horrible 7 hour car journey from Nantes to Parigi only to be snowed in at Paris Airport for a couple of days. Today is the 26th and so far she hasn’t…
Viva Verdi! Posted by Serena on Dec 18, 2010
Last Saturday evening we went to the Teatro della Rosa in Pontremoli for a concert of choral works by Giuseppe Verdi. The performers were from Teatro Regio di Parma, one of Italy’s most important Opera Houses, which specializes in performing Verdi’s Operas. In fact Verdi was born in 1813 just a few kilometers from Parma…
Mimì La Gatta – La Mia Storia – Part 1 Posted by Serena on Dec 15, 2010
Mimì La Gatta – La Mia Storia – Part 1 Mimì The Cat – My Story – Part 1 Non è da sempre che abito qua in questa casa. Una volta ce n’era un’altra, più grande ma meno accogliente. C’era anche un’altra famiglia. Pensavo che mi volessero bene. Magari all’inizio, quando ero piccina…