QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Apr 7th 2008 | 9:33 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Welcome back Judy, pleased to hear that you had a great time!
Apr 7th 2008 | 9:35 am
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Hi Judy,
I am half Italian and have lived in Italy for many years. Italy is such a small country compared to others yet so varied!
There are also other cities not as well-known as the usual Rome and Venice, like Turin and Como. The former hosted the latest winter olympic games and it's a smart city, with loads of attractions, museums, two royal palaces (Turin used to be the home of the royal Savoy family, and it was the first capital of Italy after the Unification), theatres, exhibitions, the river Po, the longest in Italy, the green surroundings, and much much more.
Como is smaller but gorgeous as much. It is the home of scientist Alessandro Volta and of Latin writers Plinius the Elder and Plinius the Young. There is a nice marketplace near the medieval centre, the Duomo, near Piazza Cavour, in front of the Lake of Como, the breath-taking landscape of the lake in springtime, loads of parks and historical villas, you can also take the ferry to tour the lake and the smaller villages alongside. Milan is only one-hour drive too.
I have lovely memories of Italy and miss it a lot, as well as all my connections here. I don't discard the chance of going back there one day, but not now due to scarce job/career prospects for people under 30 like me.
EduTechie
I am half Italian and have lived in Italy for many years. Italy is such a small country compared to others yet so varied!
There are also other cities not as well-known as the usual Rome and Venice, like Turin and Como. The former hosted the latest winter olympic games and it's a smart city, with loads of attractions, museums, two royal palaces (Turin used to be the home of the royal Savoy family, and it was the first capital of Italy after the Unification), theatres, exhibitions, the river Po, the longest in Italy, the green surroundings, and much much more.
Como is smaller but gorgeous as much. It is the home of scientist Alessandro Volta and of Latin writers Plinius the Elder and Plinius the Young. There is a nice marketplace near the medieval centre, the Duomo, near Piazza Cavour, in front of the Lake of Como, the breath-taking landscape of the lake in springtime, loads of parks and historical villas, you can also take the ferry to tour the lake and the smaller villages alongside. Milan is only one-hour drive too.
I have lovely memories of Italy and miss it a lot, as well as all my connections here. I don't discard the chance of going back there one day, but not now due to scarce job/career prospects for people under 30 like me.
EduTechie
Apr 7th 2008 | 9:37 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
But can you get marmite in Italy???
Welcome back Judy....I've just been to Venice and Lido di Jesolo but it is a beautiful country.
Welcome back Judy....I've just been to Venice and Lido di Jesolo but it is a beautiful country.
Apr 7th 2008 | 9:45 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Hi Judy,
I am half Italian and have lived in Italy for many years. Italy is such a small country compared to others yet so varied!
There are also other cities not as well-known as the usual Rome and Venice, like Turin and Como. The former hosted the latest winter olympic games and it's a smart city, with loads of attractions, museums, two royal palaces (Turin used to be the home of the royal Savoy family, and it was the first capital of Italy after the Unification), theatres, exhibitions, the river Po, the longest in Italy, the green surroundings, and much much more.
Como is smaller but gorgeous as much. It is the home of scientist Alessandro Volta and of Latin writers Plinius the Elder and Plinius the Young. There is a nice marketplace near the medieval centre, the Duomo, near Piazza Cavour, in front of the Lake of Como, the breath-taking landscape of the lake in springtime, loads of parks and historical villas, you can also take the ferry to tour the lake and the smaller villages alongside. Milan is only one-hour drive too.
I have lovely memories of Italy and miss it a lot, as well as all my connections here. I don't discard the chance of going back there one day, but not now due to scarce job/career prospects for people under 30 like me.
EduTechie
I am half Italian and have lived in Italy for many years. Italy is such a small country compared to others yet so varied!
There are also other cities not as well-known as the usual Rome and Venice, like Turin and Como. The former hosted the latest winter olympic games and it's a smart city, with loads of attractions, museums, two royal palaces (Turin used to be the home of the royal Savoy family, and it was the first capital of Italy after the Unification), theatres, exhibitions, the river Po, the longest in Italy, the green surroundings, and much much more.
Como is smaller but gorgeous as much. It is the home of scientist Alessandro Volta and of Latin writers Plinius the Elder and Plinius the Young. There is a nice marketplace near the medieval centre, the Duomo, near Piazza Cavour, in front of the Lake of Como, the breath-taking landscape of the lake in springtime, loads of parks and historical villas, you can also take the ferry to tour the lake and the smaller villages alongside. Milan is only one-hour drive too.
I have lovely memories of Italy and miss it a lot, as well as all my connections here. I don't discard the chance of going back there one day, but not now due to scarce job/career prospects for people under 30 like me.
EduTechie
Apr 7th 2008 | 9:54 am
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Apr 7th 2008 | 10:04 am
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Apr 7th 2008 | 10:09 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Sounds like you had a great holiday Judy. My son and his wife are off to Rome and Germany on May 5th. I wish I was going too but I get to stay home and go over and feed their cats every day!
They are expecting a baby in September so I am hoping the trips will stop and I won't have to be babysitting two cats and a baby!!!
They are expecting a baby in September so I am hoping the trips will stop and I won't have to be babysitting two cats and a baby!!!
Apr 7th 2008 | 10:10 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Excellent thread title ..... I went "what the ****????" 
Glad you enjoyed Rome .... it's really a European treasure!
Glad you enjoyed Rome .... it's really a European treasure!
Apr 7th 2008 | 10:48 am
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Must have been a lovely holiday!!!!!!! Good for you guys!
Totally get what you mean about the cultural aspects of europe, it really is fantastic in that respect!
All the best and I did wonder where you had got to - I had nobody to argue with
Take care
Mrs Miggins xx
Totally get what you mean about the cultural aspects of europe, it really is fantastic in that respect!
All the best and I did wonder where you had got to - I had nobody to argue with
Take care
Mrs Miggins xx
Apr 7th 2008 | 10:54 am
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Thank you very much for all the good wishes. 
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Apr 7th 2008 | 10:57 am
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Welcome home Judy - glad you had such a lovely and rewarding trip.
Apr 7th 2008 | 12:09 pm
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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT ITALY!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Hi Judy
Glad you loved Italy, it's one of my favourite places too...if I wasn't so crap at the language I'd move there instead of BC.....(no offence).
Florence, Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi, Portofino (OMG Portofino in the spring), Venice, Verona........fantastic.
Welcome back, font of all knowledge.
Sas
PS Still not given up on the pasta manufacturer....
Glad you loved Italy, it's one of my favourite places too...if I wasn't so crap at the language I'd move there instead of BC.....(no offence).
Florence, Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi, Portofino (OMG Portofino in the spring), Venice, Verona........fantastic.
Welcome back, font of all knowledge.
Sas
PS Still not given up on the pasta manufacturer....
Apr 7th 2008 | 1:09 pm
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Welcome home Judy! Glad you enjoyed your trip, I have only been to Venice and I would go back in a heartbeat, i'd love to stroll the streets with my hubby.
Things have been a little quiet while you've been gone
Things have been a little quiet while you've been gone
