Pompeii, Italy – Frozen in time

Pompeii, Italy – Frozen in time

April 4, 2010

Almost two thousand years ago, Pompeii was an important ancient Roman trading town and home to about 20,000 people. Farmlands and forests covered the fertile countryside, and the town’s bustling harbor was a center of trading activity. Life changed forever when Mt. Vesuvius awoke with explosive fury on August 24, 79 AD, burying the town ... Read More »

Pompeii’s last day in new show

April 4, 2010

Exhibition on Vesuvius eruption opens for Easter weekend and it will be on until August 1st. The exhibition is located at the entrance and it gives you an idea of the tragedy that took place. If you are visiting Rome, you should take the opportunity to visit Pompeii. It is about 2.5 hours from Rome ... Read More »

One of my favorite Italian dessert recipes

One of my favorite Italian dessert recipes

April 2, 2010

Well, I actually have a few Italian dessert recipes that are my favorites but this one is a dessert I always offer to make because it's not commonly found in Rome. Because of this, it's always appreciated! Read More »

Italian Soccer: Balotelli says sorry

April 2, 2010

If you have been following Italian soccer, you would probably know there was a spat going on between the Inter Milan striker Marco Balotelli and the coach Jose Mourinho. As a result of this row, Balotelli has been left on the sidelines for the past five matches. Balotelli has now finally apologized to the coach. Read More »

Totti, Jobs, Bruni in April Fool’s

April 2, 2010

Here in Italy, the media had fun with April Fool’s Day with newspapers publishing ‘news’ on several famous personalities such as the Roma football player Francesco Totti. Radio Kiss Kiss, a radio station based in Rome, played what was supposedly France’s First Lady Carla Bruni’s new single “La Nouvelle Italie”. Read More »

Ancient Roman gluten death seen

April 2, 2010

Gluten intolerance is becoming more common and an Italian doctor at a Rome hospital have discovered what could be the first evidence of death from gluten intolerance. The female skeleton was found in Southern Tuscany and believed to be from a wealthy family. Read More »

Here’s Marco Mengoni

April 1, 2010

As mentioned on my previous post, here’s the Italian song by Marco Mengoni. He didn’t win San Remo but he had a good performance with this song.  Though I didn’t really support him when he was on X-Factor, I have to admit that he was a very good performer.  The song he sung at San ... Read More »

Another Italian Song from San Remo

April 1, 2010

This Italian song was the San Remo Festival Winner of the New Generation category. It was sung by Tony Maiello.  When I saw him he looked familiar and after a few seconds, I realized he was a contestant on another talent show called X-Factor a couple of seasons back.  He didn’t win but he was ... Read More »