THE NORTHERN ITALIAN WEEKENDER

HALLOWEEN’S PUMPKINS, ZOMBIES, OSS DE MORT AND AN AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IN ITALY

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Large, medium, small, carved or sculptured, Halloween pumpkins have reached the Italian peninsula! "It's for fun..." say young Italians who like to dress up like witches, vampires, and zombies... On this I have often wondered how many of those young Italians actually realize that when they dress up as scary characters, ride the local Halloween … Continue reading HALLOWEEN’S PUMPKINS, ZOMBIES, OSS DE MORT AND AN AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IN ITALY

AN ALWAYS INTERESTING WASHINGTON D.C.

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Washington D.C. is always interesting and exciting, whether the nation's capital is recovering from a wintery snowfall or preparing for an upcoming cherry blossom festival. WASHINGTON D.C.'s ANNUAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL: It all began between 1910 and 1912, during Taft's presidency, when Japanese Mayor Yokio Ozaki of Tokyo donated 3000 cherry trees to the nation's … Continue reading AN ALWAYS INTERESTING WASHINGTON D.C.

SEATTLE – CITY OF GLASS, SEAFOOD AND STARBUCKS

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Seattle's Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum. Absolutely amazing and beautiful! The mastery of the Washington state native Dale Chihuly, expressed by the museum's display, not only reminds us how superior creativity can produce something which gives great pleasure to the eye and soul, with beautiful colors and shapes, but how with the same outstanding creativity, … Continue reading SEATTLE – CITY OF GLASS, SEAFOOD AND STARBUCKS

DILSEY, WILLIAM FAULKNER AND SOUTHERN BISCUITS

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THE SOUND AND THE FURY BY WILLIAM FAULKNER (1928) ...Dilsey answered and ceased clattering the stove, but before she could cross the kitchen Mrs. Compson called her again, and before she crossed the dining room and brought her head into relief against the gray splash of the window, still again..."All right," Dilsey said. "All right, … Continue reading DILSEY, WILLIAM FAULKNER AND SOUTHERN BISCUITS

TRENTINO’S APPLE AND FALL DAYS IN VAL DI NON

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There are fall days in Northern Italy, when celebrating harvest season makes us comment that the subalpine region of Val di Non is wonderful and bountiful. Nestled among the Trentino mountains, beyond the capital city of Trento and a wide well kept tunneled highway, the valley, accessible by train and car, is a paradise for … Continue reading TRENTINO’S APPLE AND FALL DAYS IN VAL DI NON

TRIESTE – INTERNATIONAL PORT AND COFFEE CITY

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Home city to international shipping, to elegant coffee shops serving famous fine coffees, and to multilingual and multicultural people, today's Trieste has much to offer to visitors who travel by car, by cruise ship, or by train to see a region and city with Adriatic Baltic and Mediterranean ties. Regional capital of the Northern Italian … Continue reading TRIESTE – INTERNATIONAL PORT AND COFFEE CITY

NORFOLK AND WILLOUGHBY SPIT – VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS

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Not all hurricanes leave only death and destruction; Norfolk's ancient "Hurry Cane," for example, in 1667, after 24 hours of rain, storm, wind, and flood water, "spawned and spit" a gift "for lovers": a tongue of land called today Norfolk's Willoughby Spit. According to Hampton Road history and the Virginian Pilot newspaper (July 14th, 2013) and … Continue reading NORFOLK AND WILLOUGHBY SPIT – VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS

NORTHERN ITALIAN TRENTINO – A REGION OF GERMANIC ITALIAN HISTORY, LAKES, AND HEARTY DISHES

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Today's autonomous region of Trentino, part of Northern Italy along with a more northern portion of territory called Alto Adige, is a natural multicultural border territory between the Italic peninsula and the Germanic regions beyond the Alps. It has been this way ever since 1027 when the German Emperor Conrad II and the Holy Roman … Continue reading NORTHERN ITALIAN TRENTINO – A REGION OF GERMANIC ITALIAN HISTORY, LAKES, AND HEARTY DISHES