Today was one of the most beautiful days I’ve seen in Italy in a long time…clear, sunny and crisp, it was one of those days that made everything sparkle and seem greener, fresher, cleaner. Being from California, it was also one of those days that said: Holidays! Sorry, no snow for us in the Bay…
Christmas is Coming…
In Pavia this weekend there was a 2-day “preview” of the Christmas market up in Trentino Alto Adige (a region in the north of Italy, bordering with Austria). You may ask yourself, what is a Christmas market, and why are they having it so early? First, since Italians don’t have Thanksgiving like we do, and…
The Naughty List
There is a serious problem. Please draw all children away from the computer screen for the next entry. Here’s an article (in Italian) from the Repubblica, an Italian newspaper that explains it all. I will translate the first paragraph for you because it makes me laugh: Halloween come l’aborto, il divorzio, l’eutanasia, la fecondazione assistita…
Happy Halloween
This year Halloween won’t be that important here, so I am reduced to living it through my friends. I have to give props to one of the most creative ladies I know, Britta. Her original passion is Halloween, and as I write I am watching the webcast of her yearly party. Her costumes are always…
Roman Holiday
Last weekend I had the chance to attend a beautiful wedding in Rome, a Pugliese-Expat wedding much like our own, but on a much different scale. They had the wedding everyone, in and outside of Rome, would love to have in Italy. And they were lucky enough to have it on a beautiful, rain-free day,…
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