*to snicker, laugh behind your hand
On this day in 1784: Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Tag: Italian Humour
A Bit of Culinary Bias ….
Italian overstatement and operatic bombast? Never! Facts are facts you can’t have an opinion about facts!
On this day in 1509: An earthquake known as “The Lesser Judgment Day” hits Constantinople.
Lunedi Lunacy
I am ashamed to admit that my Italian is beyond horrible – I still can’t get past the most basic of communications but my understanding has increased incredibly. When we did the tour of the MAXXI last week it was entirely in Italian. And I’m proud to say that not only did I get 60% of what the remarkable docent said but I also got the little joke she had saved until the end.
There’s a well known dish here called Mozzarella in Carrozza – the translation is Mozzarella in a Carriage. Recipes vary from region to region but here in Roma its sort of like french toast made with a mozzarella cheese sandwich. Given my gluten free diet I’ve never tried it but friends tell me that once tried it is never forgotten by either the taste buds or the arteries!
The featured exhibition at the MAXXI is devoted to the work of Gino de Dominicis and this creation from the late 1960s is a piece of inspired Italian Lunacy.
Here we have a lovely old carriage (carrozza) …
… and sitting proudly inside …
… a mozzarella.
Eccola! – Mozzarella in carrozza!
And I got it without looking at the label! Hey small victories are often hard won!
09 agosto – Santa Teresa Benedetta della Croce
Signs of the Times
My old – I have to stop saying that he’s isn’t old, or if he is so am I – former roommate Ray’s partner Bill took this photo last week in Firenze.
Though I can’t say I agree with the sentiment – after all tourism is the major industry in town – I think, given the swarms of visitors (myself included) clogging the streets, shops, cafes and trattorias I understand the locals’ point of view.
And at least they said “Please”.
06 ottobre – San Bruno di Colonia
Lunedi Lunacy
“Italy is Democratic Repbulic, founded by a nation of workers…..”*
We just won’t use this guy as an example.
*A free translation of the first paragraph of the Italian Constitution of January 1, 1948.
21 luglio – San Prassede
Willy Or Won't He 