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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Vicenza
No, not Venezia (Venice), Vicenza! A lot of people apparently get these names mixed up and the fact that they are located not far from each other doesn’t help! The school organized an outing to Vicenza for Saturday so … Continue reading
Slow food, Italy
This afternoon I had lunch at the home of the woman who owns the apartment in which I am staying. Her name is Cristina. She is married and has two adolescent sons. The home is modest, just on the outskirts … Continue reading
Terremoto!
I awoke to an earthquake (un terremoto) this morning! It occurred at about 6:15 and later I found out that it registered 4.4 and the epicenter was about 20 miles north of Verona. Initially what woke me was a strange … Continue reading
Posted in Verona
Tagged Australia, Christchurch, earthquake, New Zealand, North Carolina, Terremoto, Verona
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Sirmione, Lago di Garda
Sirmione is a lovely little town (commune) situated on a small peninsula, just 4 kilometers long, that juts into the southern end of Lago di Garda, the largest lake in Italy. The school organized a trip for us to visit … Continue reading
The Duke and The Liar
It was another rainy day in Verona on Monday and looks like the weather may be poor for a couple of days. Good thing I chose rain boots over a professional dye job last week. 🙂 Several of my classmates … Continue reading
Sweetbull
Today we had an entertaining moment that caused us to bite our tongues for a minute or two. My l’insegnante, Enrico, was trying to explain the definition of ‘adatto’ to us today and we just weren’t getting it. As there … Continue reading
Padova (Padua) – parte due
To finish recounting my trip to Padova: The “Prato della Valle” in Padova is the biggest piazza in Italy and one of the (if not the) biggest in Europe. It is a huge green ellipse surrounded by a canal/moat and … Continue reading
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Tagged Caffè Pedrocchi, Padova, Padua, Piazza Erbe, Prato della Valle, Verona
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Padova (Padua to you Yanks!)
The school organized an outing to Padova on Sunday which I very much enjoyed. Padova is known for such things as being the setting of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, for having a University more than 800 years old … Continue reading
Posted in Dante Alighieri, Donatello, Galileo, Italian language school, Siena, Verona
Tagged Basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova, Basilica of Saint Anthony, Cappella degli Scovegni, Cappella degli Scrovegni, Dante, Donatello, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, Giotti, Italian language school, Jerusalem, Marcus Aurelius, Padova, Padua, Piccolomini Library, Piccolomini Libreria, Shakespeare, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The Scrovegni Chapel, The Taming of the Shrew
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Vice versa
“Vice versa” is a Latin phrase that exists in both Italian and English (thank God!), although pronounced a bit differently! 🙂 I use the phrase in this post as I saw the funniest show on MTV about an Italian guy … Continue reading
Food, glorious food!
The language schools have all provided some kind of welcome packet to new arrivals that includes such things as a map and a list of recommended restaurants, bars, etc. I have done a pretty good job at trying out as … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, carboidrati, Copenhagen, Osteria Sottoriva, Trattoria Trota, Verona, Vienna
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