tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post2247832314513888547..comments2023-08-11T10:48:59.326-05:00Comments on Alphabird: I is for ItalyIndigo Buntinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-3327467866322077062008-01-11T02:43:00.000-05:002008-01-11T02:43:00.000-05:00I have heard a lot about Italy, made friends with ...I have heard a lot about Italy, made friends with Italians I've met abroad, but have never been there.<BR/><BR/>What I have discovered in the course of my travels, most of which has been in the orient, is that each country has its own positives and negatives. For the citizens, the culture of their country has either of two things : a cosy familiarity, or a jaded companionship.<BR/><BR/>For those who have come from the outside however, it almost always holds a certain charm, no matter how long or short the stay. There are always new and completely fascinating things to discover....I have told myself I shall visit Italy one day, and it is a promise to myself I hope to keep.<BR/><BR/>For me, Italy is a land of luscious history, splendid poetry, exotic architecture, a vibrant culture, of green vineyard vistas and ebullient wine, of bursting red tomatoes and peppers at a farmer's market, of a hundred types of pasta, of the smells of a bakery--fresh, strong coffee and frothy creams in the mornings, of the whiteness of winter and azure sea-side summers, of big families, of flirtatious men and earthy, sensuous women, of classic fashions, of a language that feels like butter on your tongue, of operas and folk dances, I could go on....but then, I guess all of that is mainly in my imagination.<BR/><BR/>I hope when I finally go there, the magic stays with me: I hope it is love at first sight.<BR/><BR/>For now, I have to do with reading about those who went there and actually never really left. <BR/><BR/>I had written these lines once before on a website on Italy. Your post brought them back to me, and I could not resist posting them here again.<BR/><BR/>Please write more about Italy as seen through your eyes,please.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-73054654343921110052008-01-07T12:27:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:27:00.000-05:00I love this story.I love this story.She Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107099719510763729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-69846520120107074642008-01-04T10:46:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:46:00.000-05:00Indigo has got her groove back, or do I mean mojo?...Indigo has got her groove back, or do I mean mojo? Anywho, a lovely read.Deloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348531544486944382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-62377437340569097192008-01-04T06:49:00.000-05:002008-01-04T06:49:00.000-05:00Thanks (gracias?) for a few minutes of magical arm...Thanks (gracias?) for a few minutes of magical armchair travel.<BR/>If I wasn't sure before, your post has definitely convinced me I need to go to Italy.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804382963910285639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-21348582467611904282008-01-03T22:56:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:56:00.000-05:00Italy is fabulous - how wonderful to discover it a...Italy is fabulous - how wonderful to discover it and the pizza and gelato with Italians you have come to love. Even if there was a cioccolata disastro.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-3932187245017626462008-01-03T22:11:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:11:00.000-05:00It's wonderful that you've kept up with Sergio for...It's wonderful that you've kept up with Sergio for so many years.Cedar Waxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484134359485962293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-68119634957166125302008-01-03T11:51:00.000-05:002008-01-03T11:51:00.000-05:00Ah. I feel like I'm standing in that photograph wi...Ah. I feel like I'm standing in that photograph with his wife and grandchildren. What wonderful people you have found along the way.Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.com