Tag Archives: summer in Italy
Estate Posted by Geoff on Jun 27, 2016
It’s taken its time getting here, but it seems that the summer has finally arrived! Windows open, the scent of gelsomino (jasmine) fills the house. All seven cats are out sunning themselves on the patio or chasing lizards. The laughter of the children who have come to observe the bees drinking from the fontana in…
E’ Arrivato Flegetonte Posted by Serena on Jul 9, 2015
“E’ arrivato Flegetonte” (Phlegethon has arrived) is the main headline in most Italian newspapers at the moment. But what on earth is a Flegetonte? Well, in Greek mythology, Phlegethon was one of the rivers of the underworld, its name meaning ‘flaming’. In his Inferno, Dante Alighieri describes the Flegetonte as a river of boiling blood which…
Cosa Fare Quando Fa troppo Caldo? Posted by Geoff on Jul 6, 2015
Eccoci cari lettori, è lunedì mattina, sono seduto davanti allo schermo del portatile a fissare una pagina vuota con una testa ancora più vuota. Questo di per sé non è molto insolito … anzi, teoricamente oggi dovrebbe essere stato più facile del solito perché avevo già pronte due o tre idee per gli articoli di…