Category Archives: Photo Foto Blog

Amici a quattro zampe in Toscana | Four-legged Friends in Tuscany | Foto Blog

[NOTE:  This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation.]        Nell’ultimo viaggio in Italia, tra le nuove amicizie che ho fatto, non tutti parlavano l’italiano.  Mi riferisco agli amici a quattro zampe.  Ho avuto la bella … Continue reading

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La dolce Pasqua | Sweet Easter | Foto Blog

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Anche in Italia le uova ed i conigli sono simboli della primavera e della Pasqua, insieme agli agnelli e agli anatroccoli. Le vetrine delle pasticcerie sono … Continue reading

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Spooky Poveglia | Italy’s Island of the Dead

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation Si dice che Poveglia — un’isola abbandonata e situata a sole due miglia da Venezia — sia infestata da fantasmi. Secondo la leggenda questa piccolissima isola nella laguna … Continue reading

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words | Foto Blog & Contest>> Comment to win!

NOTE:  This blog post is written inItalian (in italics) and English interspersed, so it is possible to read the article in one or both languages. To borrow on an old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words. Since this … Continue reading

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A Good Sign, Part 2 | Signs Around Venice | Foto Blog

One good blog post deserves another!… and since I couldn’t fit all the great Venetian sign photos in last week’s posting (A Good Sign | Un buon segno), here are the rest — including the stories that go with them. … Continue reading

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A Good Sign | Un buon segno | Foto Blog

Let me just start this blog post with a disclaimer: I am fully aware that while the pun “A good sign” works in English, it gets lost in translation. Still, it was catchy, so I went with it. . This … Continue reading

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Italiani che lavorano | Italians at Work | Foto Blog

ENGLISH VERSION BELOW Siccome negli USA questa settimana abbiamo celebrato la Festa del Lavoro (che in Italia si osserva il primo maggio), ho deciso di condividere con voi alcune foto di italiani che lavorano (scattate durante il mio recente viaggio … Continue reading

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3-Wheeled Bees! |Le api a tre ruote | Foto Blog

TO READ IN ITALIAN, SCROLL DOWN PAST PHOTOS I must admit I have a soft spot for those little 3-wheeled trucks you see in Italy – they’re adorable. That’s why I didn’t miss any chances to let them mug up … Continue reading

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Vetrine italiane | Anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte | Foto blog

Italian Shop Windows  | A  Photo Blog TO READ IN ENGLISH, SCROLL DOWN PAST PHOTOS  Dal mio recente viaggio in Italia tra le foto che piu’ mi piacciono sono quelle delle vetrine dei negozi. Sono fatte cosi’ bene che danno … Continue reading

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Foto-Blog: Una passeggiata per Firenze / A Stroll Through Florence

. Benvenuti a Firenze! (Welcome to Florence!) On the trip I recently led to Toscana (Tuscany), we spent a couple days in this gorgeous city. . Considerata il luogo d’origine del Rinascimento (considered the birthplace of the Renaissance), Firenze è la … Continue reading

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