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Under and Over the Moon in the Italian Language

by DHales | Nov 5, 2018 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

Gibigiana Reflected light, moonglow “Why do you keep going back to Italy?” a curious friend asks “For the moonglow,” I reply, only half-joking. I could have answered with a single melodic Italian word: gibigiana (spelled in various ways, including gibigianna). I...

il tetto, i tetti

by DHales | Mar 23, 2009 | Food and Drink, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

 il tetto, i tettiroof, roofs    “We’ve rented a wonderful apartment,” I gushed at dinner at Camponeschi, our favorite restaurant in Rome,  “with a great view of the roofs of Rome.”  The Italians at the next table giggled. The young...
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