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Showing posts with label italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italy. Show all posts

May 20, 2009

Enough Bananas !

Because the news from Italy are still distressing...
(e.g. : the Mills' affair) since Italians themselves
seem unable to ward off fate...


This is the video document about the Berlusco's Italy, realised
and released two years ago by WNET-channel 13, the most
watched public
TV station in the New York metropolitan area.

Part I (of 6)


Part II


Part III


Part IV


Part V


Part VI
(where the immunity bill has been voted).

(Aquilasenzanido)

Does Berlusconi Threaten Italian Democracy?
(Crispian Balmer, Chief Correspondent, Reuters/Italy).

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April 24, 2009

Well, if you ever plan to motor south...

... get your kicks on La Pigna Hill !

This is the old Sanremo (Liguria, Italy), built in 'anno Domini 1000' up on a hill,
so the inhabitants could watch the sea and prevent pirates' attacks.


Knowing that Pigna means pine cone, you can easily find its shape on the map,
with its concentric narrow streets and majestic ficus macrophylla trees on top.


(click on map)








Two of the huge Ficus macrophylla, fiercely exhibiting their aerial and ground roots.








Unfortunately, I was on a flash trip and I discovered the place too late,
but I'll be back, soon - my oldest friend lives in Sanremo now.
____________

August 29, 2008

When the unbelievable happens...

I am a gourmet and I am uncompromising on cooking matters.

Only when in Italy, I dare
to order pasta in restaurants
and pasta with lobster only
in restaurants near the sea.


So this summer I did it...
but the unbelievable happened !




Look at this lobster and bavette dish... you can see at once it's uneatable :
- overcooked bavette,
- tomato sauce looking boiled,
- and the lobster, poor sea's queen !
they definitely buried it under
a shroud of braised tomatoes !
Amen.

But, after all, Sardinia isn't (or wasn't) a fishers' island and local traditional gastronomy
rather turns around roasted meat.

I won't tell the restaurant name, because they made a commercial 'gesture', offering
a fruit salade with lemon sorbet and even a home made lemoncello.
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April 15, 2008

G@ttoGiallo : no comment

Il dado è tratto ! what a shame !
nonetheless...

STAND WITH ITALY BERLUSCO-FREE !
(or see Italy and die)

















January 12, 2008

Traitement des ordures à l'Italienne.

Prodi : "L'emergenza rifiuti è una vergogna..."

Mais entretemps un autre ferry-poubelle est parti pour Olbia (Sardaigne) où l'accueil sera
sans doute aussi chaleureux qu'à Cagliari et un autre chargement est prévu vers la Sicile.

A Cagliari, les opposants à ce type de livraison ont assiège toute la nuit la villa du président
de la Région autonome sarde, Renato Soru, qui affirme ne pas avoir eu peur.
Je suppose toutefois qu'il a
eu chaud...


(sebastiangring)
Sightseeing tour in Naples or "see Naples and die".



(servantes07)
An attractive idea: visit Naples by night !


Poubelles en partance pour une croisière sans escales.


(alexerra)
Accueil à Cagliari, par une foule en liesse, des camions fraîchement débarqué du ferry.
_______________________


December 31, 2007

Pop Culture for the End of the Year !

- I t a l y -
Benigni acting his best role.


Dante is now in good hands since Benigni started
sharing The Divine Comedy with Tom, Dick & Harry.


Piazza Santa Croce, Firenze, (on TV Dec 25/07)
(Mondoblog)


RAI 1 Studios, Nov 29/07
(Civettone)

- F r a n c e -

2008 NE PASSERA PAS !
FONA >Front d'Opposition à la Nouvelle Année

Say NO to 2008 !
GANY >Group Against the New Year
No more dictatorship of the New Year !

(Bof !)

And a little fun from... abroad.

(Hoogstandje)


(Advancesp)

(Thunder1977)

November 21, 2007

RES PUBLICA !

La post-Présidence n'est pas toujours de tout repos.
Le pire c'est que juste au moment où on aurait le plus besoin de paix et de tranquillité,
après une vie bien remplie, on vient vous reprocher des peccadilles, des erreurs de
jeunesse et que sais-je encore...

L'ex-Président de la République, entendu ce matin par
une
juge du pôle financier du tribunal de Paris, a été mis
en examen pour «détournement de fonds publics» dans
l'affaire des emplois fictifs de la mairie de Paris.
(suite)
Silvio : ... t'en fais pas, je connais, ce n'est qu'un mauvais
moment à passer. Moi, ça me stimule, ça me donne bonne
mine, ça renforce mes bulbes capillaires et ça me rend plus
créatif... je viens même de me payer un nouveau parti !


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on
wednesday, said that it would investigate allegations of
corrupt enrichment against former President Olusegun
Obasanjo.
(
Lagos' PUNCH)

Restez au courant avec Nigerian Curiosity de Solomon Sydelle.


"Aucun être humain ne peut prétendre à la perfection" a dit humblement M. Obasanjo, en
demandant pardon au peuple.

C'est si joliment dit que ses amis les plus proches feront des pieds et des mains pour le
tirer d'affaire.


Quant à M. Berlusconi, c'est un battant et grâce à son dynamisme, aux progrès de la
chirurgie esthetique, et à son amour pour l'argent et (aïe!) pour le peuple italien, il espère
encore que ses brébis égarées reviendront - en passant par les urnes - quitte à aller les
chercher sur le Tibre.

On aura tout de même passé de joyeux moments avec lui...

Je ne puis m'empêcher de suggérer, aux jeunes qui souhaitent réussir rapidement, la lecture de
l'excellent ouvrage de Elio Veltri et Marco Travaglio, "
L'Odore dei Soldi" (L'Odeur de 'Argent/
The Scent of Money).
Réussite assurée ou remboursement du ticket d'achat garantis.

_________________

November 01, 2007

HALLOWEEN...


TERRIFYING, uh ?



This year Spiderman was very trendy.
I've cought this one through the bus window
somewhere on avenue des Gobelins.


Today also was WELTSPARTAG in Germany,

LA FESTA DEL RISPARMIO in Italy,
and so on in the whole Europe... except in France !
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August 29, 2007

Monte Narba, an abandoned mine I've recorded for you.

Monte Narba is the site of an old mine's district (silver ore) in south/east Sardinia,
Sarrabus' hills, Italy.
Closed down and deserted for too many years - it was operating mostly from 17th
to the beginning of 19th century. it will probably come back to life one of these days
as a... well, let's wait and see.

Let me show you the place... (slideshow)

(by G@ttoGiallo)

A bit of history now...

Geological map of the district & site map

(Thanks to "Mines of Sardinia" and its minetramps)

O O O



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