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When I’m saying Parma, I’m thinking to the Stendhal’s novel (Parma Monastery), to the Parma violets or Parma ham. Speaking in modern terms, Parma is a brand. Being in Trento for my job and looking on the map to find … Continue reading
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I imagine that somebody who goes for the first time to Italy would think firstly at Rome, Venice, Milan, Pisa and, of course, Florence. I was there on March 1997, again for one day only, on a weekend. I tried … Continue reading
I am back from my short trip to Thailand. A lot of impressions and over 4000 photos have to be sorted out (as soon as possible) in order to start my presentation. Meantime, I will continue my posts (4) about … Continue reading
Legend has it that Padua was founded by a Greek, named Antenore, who came from Troy. The sarcophagus, called Antenore’s Tomb, seems to confirm the legend as, in 1274, was discovered here the skeleton of a warrior. Behind the tomb, … Continue reading
When one says “Milan”, if a female, will think at the fashion capital, if a male, will think to AC Milan. For one who loves music, it will be La Scala, but for a traveler will be The Cathedral or … Continue reading
Merano and Bolzano are very near. I spent only few hours in Bolzano and only in the center. For me, it was the same impression of little Austrian town. Even the languages spoken on the streets were equally divided: Italian … Continue reading
When I was very young, on our address came on summer postcards with high mountains and many flowers, from a place called Meran. They were written by an aunt living in Austria, who spent her summer vacation in Meran. When … Continue reading
I know that Bologna itself has no fault but I don’t have a pleasant memory about this town. I went there full of joy, as I know it is an old European university center but in about 3 hours since … Continue reading
In order to stay in the same period of 1997-2000, we descend now from the Northern Europe to Italy. The next posts will be about places I have visited here, in my free time, when I was working in some … Continue reading
On a Saturday morning I took the train to visit Brussels, not far from Rotterdam. I did no research before (as I do now), so I walked from the railway station to the center. The first thing I saw was … Continue reading