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| Tuscany Holiday Villa>News & Impressions from Italy 07.05.09 Italian beaches 2009 These days the official rating of Italian beaches and their environment for 2009 has been published. Once again the beaches of the regions of Tuscany and Marche are in leading position........... read more: Italian beaches 2009 09.02.28 - End February at the Med...... Weekend, splendid sunshine, temperatures to fall in love with, smiling faces all over the place, happy kids, relaxed parents ! Those who had decided to leave the city and drive to the Med will................... read more: End February at the Med 08.02.08 New approach – it’s going to get tricky in Italy As reported new elections are coming up in Italy, dates most probably in April 2008. As reported also, Veltroni, now mayor of Rome, will be the most prominent opponent for Berlusconi. What is new, however, is the fact that Veltroni promotes a line where he alone would try and defeat the entire right wing coalition of Berlusconi ..................... read more: New approach – it’s going to get tricky in Italy |
05.02.08 No surprise, actually....... As expected new elections will take place in Italy soon. The Senate’s president’s attempt to come to an agreement on changing the truly overcomplicated election rules first was doomed to fail............. read more: elections will take place in Italy |
30.01.08 And again „vox populi“........ One more time Italy finds herself in a political crisis, expected to happen much earlier by the insiders... read more: vox populi |
07.09.07
Clever – but only to a certain point..... As we all know, tourists and Italians use to throw coins into famous Fontana di Trevi at Rome – the saying is, who does so will certainly return safely to Rome................... read more: Fontana di Trevi at Rome |
05.06.07
Your city cares for you There are many bad stories about Rome, most of which circulated by non-Romans, some more than justified, but certainly not all.............. read more: stories about Rome |
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Vox populi Rome has seen a lot of heavy rainfalls over the last few days, particularly the Centro Storico is flooded....
read more: Centro Storico Rome |
04.02.07
Just great!
The Italian press agency informs: A waitress from a place in Northern Italy has charged a solicitor......................
read more: waitress has charged a solicitor 11.11.06
Management by surprise
Friday afternoon, rush hour, on a bus in Rome. Absolutely packed, everybody in a hurry, some of which truly so, others just because it so nicely “adds to their importance”.........................
read more: Management by surprise 03.10.06
Difficulties with language and its consequences...
A friend of ours has been stolen her laptop some time ago. She reported to the local police at her small Italian village and a protocol was made.......................
read more: Difficulties with language and its consequences... 07.07.06
Roman Summer ...
Although much too early: it is truly hot summer in Rome.....
read more: Roman Summer 08.06.06
How very human...
Rome, St.Peter’s Square, noon time. Two priests in soutane cross the square, obviously heavily arguing with one another, as the expressive body language showed both Italians.....
read more: Rome, St.Peter’s Square 01.06.06
Compliments, didn’t expect that
Because of a serious ankle problem my wife had to rely on the airport wheel chair services after a flight from Germany to Rome.....
read more: Compliments, didn’t expect that 19.05.06
Under preservation order...
The thermal water cascades at Saturnia as well as the little theatre at Vetronia have been put under preservation order these days...........
read more: thermal water cascades at Saturnia 19.04.06
That was that...
The Court of Appeal has published its final decision on the latest elections today. After checking the votes in doubt ........
read more: Court of Appeal... 18.04.06
Just an update...
As of now the verdict of the Roman Court of Appeal is to be expected for Thursday next.
On the one hand it has to come to a conclusion with regard to votes that have been assessed a spoiled ballet-paper in the first round...... read more: Roman Court of Appeal 18.04.06
What a tough race, these people from Tuscany...
An 81 years old lady from Viareggio has created a real traffic chaos these days in her home-town........
read more: people from Tuscany 17.04.06
Elections in Italy, or the „Never Ending Story”
In a mood of high tension Italy expects the final (?) verdict on the results of the latest Italian elections........
read more: Elections in Italy 16.04.06
Kids to the front...
While the battle for “who has won the elections” continues in an ever more strange way, life goes on in Italy............. read more: Kids to the front 12.04.06
Actually no plan, but everything perfectly clear………Italy, day 3 after elections
As one could have expected: a real “mess”, everybody fights everybody, one group of parties are celebrating, the other side are looking for a miracle to happen................... read more: Italy, day 3 after elections 01.03.06
Splendid idea
Electronic boards over Italian motorways, like in many other countries, offer information on traffic, road and weather situation or any other recommendation and reminder....... read more: Electronic boards over Italian motorways 28.02.06
Plain language – with no word at all
The Centro Storico of Rome these days (?) shows a lot of construction areas........ read more: no word at all 05.01.06
At least a clear-cut decision.....
For more than a month now the inhabitants of a part of a small town do no get letters, parcels or any kind of mail...... read more: letters and parcels 28.12.05
How to add to your poor pension: dig your own grave
One of these days a man of 74 years of age was arrested in Rome. ..................
read more: arrested in Rome 29.11.05
The Trevi Fountain – a way to add to your budget
For many years kids were allowed to collect the coins from the Trevi ...................
read more: The Trevi Fountain 09.11.05
Another way of mourning...
The people from Genova are said to be misers.....................
read more: Another way of mourning 31.10.05
Organized traffic jam
One of these days Piazza Venezia in Rome – certainly the square with the heaviest traffic in the city, in this regard comparable to the Etoile in Paris – has seen an outstanding example of traffic regulation “the Roman way”.................. read more: Piazza Venezia in Rome 22.09.05
Childrens’ plain language...
In the truly hot summer nights Italian restaurants have come up with a new idea how to cool down the air and offer their guests additional comfort..................
read more: Childrens’ plain language The new dog - or: good preparation is useful...
A dog from the neighbourhood has started to regularly deliver her new puppies at our Italian golf club..........................
read more: The new dog 27.07.05 These terrible young people......
But, as one can see, they have their nice sides as well..............
read more: These terrible young people Things are different in Sicily...
With friends we visited the most Southern part of Sicily, most Southern part of Europe as well and even more South than Tunis............
read more: Things are different in Sicily 05.07.05 Help! I do not want to be saved...
A few weeks ago a “clandestino” (illegal immigrant) saved a young girl from drowning in the Tiber river, she obviously had the intention to commit suicide................
read more: illegal immigrant 02.06.05 Quo vadis Europe
Now also the Netherlands have voted against the EU constitution, certainly not a surprise after what has happened in France, although the internal reasons might have been different ones..............
read more: Quo vadis Europe 30.05.05
Vivent les francais – a good day for Europe
It might sound strange and paradoxical at first sight: the decision of the majority of French voters against the existing EU constitution could be – looked at in longer terms - a good day for Europe...........
read more: Vivent les francais 20.05.05 Rare experience...... The Tuscans are said to be clever in “handling money”...............
read more: Tuscans are clever 25.03.05 On a bus in Rome... One of these days I was travelling on a regular Roman bus as I had something to do in one of the suburbs...........
read more: On a bus in Rome 08.03.05 Somewhere between readiness to help and precision... That’s exactly the area where the typical Italian (should he still exist) spends his life, certainly so if you go further South this country...............
read more: typical Italian 18.02.05 One more time: No Smoking Law
As I have reported several times, the issue of No Smoking continues to have its impact on every day’s life in Italy. ..........
read more: No Smoking Law 12.02.05 Latin Lover – or better not?
At my golf club today’s discussions have been dominated by one issue. An obviously serious Italian Journal had edited the results of a study where they had looked at let us say “sexual energy” on one side and general intellectual capabilities on the other.........
read more: Latin Lover Genius – or perhaps something else…
Several times I have already been talking about a phenomenon I used to call the Italian (or should we say “ Mediterranean”?) imaginativeness. ..................
read more: Genius – or perhaps something else… 30.01.05 Homeless people, another story…
Some time ago I reported on a homeless man in Rome whose problem to get through the winter was solved during a radio transmission in a fast and much humanitarian way. .............
read more: Homeless people 28.01.05 No Smoking Law, reality all’Italiana…
The discussion about the the No Smoking Law has found new “dynamite” as reported by the “Corriere della Sera” of today. ..................
read more: reality all’Italiana… 21.01.05 Came in now, happened short before Christmas .....
A lady, non Italian, went for shopping at Rome IKEA just a few days before Christmas: The usual ladies’ full IKEA programme, but unfortunately (though anything but unusual) very much in a hurry.............
read more: happened short before Christmas 17.01.05 No Smoking Law – first grotesque consequences.....
The new No Smoking Law in Italy, heavily disputed and most certainly cleverly circumvented in many cases, has brought to life first grotesque outcomes: A housewife, obviously somewhat less in love than half a century ago...............
read more: No Smoking Law 10.01.05 Hunting smokers……..... (Get them: dead or alive)
As has been reported a law is being implemented (some say from today onward) that forbids smoking in restaurants, bars etc., unless they have a separate room with its own ventilation system.............
read more: Hunting smokers……..... 06.01.05 Happy New Year.......
The Italian Health minister has prepared a nice new year's gift for a high percentage of the Italian population: From 1 January 2005 onwards (by now „postponed“ to the end of the month) smoking will only be allowed in Italian restaurants..............................
read more: Happy New Year....... |
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