by DHales | Apr 17, 2017 | art, Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Leonardo The Da Vinci Code transformed his last name into an international phenomenon, but Italians have always referred to the ultimate Renaissance man simply as Leonardo, born in April, 1542.Other artists let their works speak for them, but not...
by DHales | Mar 31, 2015 | Books, culture, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
il pesce d'aprile April fool According to legend, a raven on Noah’s ark set off on April 1 to search for a sign that the flood waters had receded, but it never returned. Others trace the madcap holiday back to the year 1564, when Pope Gregory...
by DHales | Apr 8, 2009 | Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
faccia, viso, voltoface A face is a face in English. You wash it in the morning, put a smile on it throughout the day, and display it along with your friends’ on Facebook. In Italian a face can be una faccia, un viso, or...
