Una Notte fra Nudisti Tedeschi Posted by Serena on May 15, 2015
The publicity on the internet advertised our lodgings in Freiburg, Germany, as a Hostel/Spa, but in reality it was a nudist spa with a few mixed male/female dormitories! Hence, the first night of our long journey from Italy to England turned out to be not quite what we’d hoped for … as Serena recounts below…
Un Passo Avanti Posted by Geoff on May 11, 2015
We have one final stop to make before the border, the famous ‘Last Chance Cafe’, our romantic sobriquet for a decidedly unromantic service station which provides us with the last opportunity to have a real cup of caffè before heading into the culinary wastelands of Northern Europe. It also gives us an opportunity to buy…
Luisa’s Caponata Posted by Serena on May 8, 2015
Caponata is a fabulous vegetable stew in a sweet and sour tomato sauce, but unfortunately it’s a real calories and cholesterol bomb. However, a few days ago I was talking to my friend Luisa, who is from Sicily, the original home of this dish, and she told me that she had recently learned a variation…
The Journey Continues Posted by Geoff on May 7, 2015
By Geoff, with Italian translation by Serena The traffic is surprisingly light, we compliment ourselves on having got up at five thirty a.m. and I feel a pang of guilt that I shouted at Gigia when she kneaded and purred me into wakefulness at five twenty. She knew that we had to get up. Like…
Our Journey Posted by Geoff on May 5, 2015
Saturday, 2nd May 2015: 05:20 a.m. “Wake up Geoff!” ”No, go away ………..” 05:21 a.m. “Geoff …. wake up!” “Gigia ………….. NO! 05:22 a.m. “Geooooffff ….!” ”Gigia … F#çK OFF or I’ll kill you!” ”purr … purr … purr …” 05:25 a.m. “Okay, I surrender!” So begins our two and a half day ‘adventure’, a…
La Festa dei Santi–Part 2: Grammatical Notes Posted by Serena on Apr 30, 2015
How did you get on with yesterday’s article, La Festa dei Santi? Hope you didn’t find it too complicated. Whilst I was reading through it and highlighting some of the vocabulary for the footnotes, I also picked out a few grammatical points that I felt it would be worth discussing. Below you’ll find short excerpts…
La Festa dei Santi Posted by Serena on Apr 28, 2015
Ormai da alcuni mesi faccio la tessitrice nell’associazione Antiche Arti e Mestieri della Lunigiana, organizzata dalla Pro Loco di Pontremoli. Quest’anno siamo stati invitati insieme ad altri gruppi storici a fare gli animatori alla Festa dei Santi di Capalle. Capalle è un paese del comune di Campi Bisenzio vicino a Firenze ed è pieno zeppo…