by Dianne Hales | Apr 19, 2021 | April, culture, history, Italian, Italian language, Italy, Language, Roman history, Rome, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
The eternal city has an official birthdate: April 21, 753 B.C. Rome traditionally celebrated with a parade, concerts, gladiator displays and fireworks. This year, like last, there are no such exuberant public gatherings. Photographs capture a city I’ve never seen:...
by Dianne Hales | Apr 6, 2021 | April, Books, books on Italy, history, Italian, Italian language, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
T.S. Eliot called it the cruelest month (il mese più crudele). Yet this is also the romantic month that inspired classic songs and movies like Enchanted April, April in Paris and April Love. And as the cheerful childhood rhyme reminds us, April showers bring...