Today was one of the most beautiful days I’ve seen in Italy in a long time…clear, sunny and crisp, it was one of those days that made everything sparkle and seem greener, fresher, cleaner. Being from California, it was also one of those days that said: Holidays! Sorry, no snow for us in the Bay [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pavia'
Crisp, Cool, Winter Day
November 18th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Holiday · Italy · Milan · Pavia
Christmas is Coming…
November 14th, 2005 · 6 Comments
In Pavia this weekend there was a 2-day “preview” of the Christmas market up in Trentino Alto Adige (a region in the north of Italy, bordering with Austria). You may ask yourself, what is a Christmas market, and why are they having it so early? First, since Italians don’t have Thanksgiving like we do, and [...]
Tags: Food · Holiday · Italy · Pavia
Losing Ground, Gaining Cheese
October 23rd, 2005 · No Comments
It’s been raining a lot in Puglia lately – there have been mudslides and some bridges washing away. Look at this high-speed train that seemed to have stopped just in time. Luckily, where Sante’s family is, there hasn’t been as much rain so they are doing fine. In case you saw Chinesepod from the last [...]
