by DHales | Apr 3, 2018 | Books, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Aprile T.S. Eliot called April the cruelest month (il mese più crudele). He might have felt differently if he'd spent April in Paris–or even better, in Italy. Here are some reasons why: 1. The sun (il sole), rising earlier and...
by DHales | Mar 20, 2015 | Books, culture, Florence, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Primavera Spring No season may be sweeter or more welcome than Spring–especially after this year's inferno di un inverno (hell of a winter). Italians have always greeted la primavera with joy. Why? Here are ten reasons Italian...