Hello all!
We are having a blast in Italy. The food is amazing and the people are incredibly friendly! On Easter, we enjoyed one of the best meals we've had on this trip, or ever. It was a multiple course meal, and everything was delicious. Here is the menu:
http://www.agriturismodelluogo.com/Pasqua_e_Pasquetta_2010.pdf
It was in a beautiful place...pictures on the website:
http://www.castellodibrusasco.com/
We ate with our hospitable hosts, Clara and Aldo, with a very sweet family from Rome, and with another friend of theirs who takes beautiful pictures, as we later found out on his website. If you're curious....
http://www.francoborrelli.it/
We've been spending a lot of time exploring the town we are staying in, Chivasso, and nearby Torino (or Turin).
Chivasso is small but very cute with its cobblestone streets, cafes, and boutiques; we are thankfully staying directly in the center of it all! There's even a gelateria right down the road (unfortunately, for my health).
Torino is also so, socool. Great shopping. But on a more intellectual note, it has some really fascinating history. For example, a huge portion of cinema really got its start right in Torino. So, logically, we decided to pay the National Cinema Museum a visit today. It was a truly amazing museum. It was incredible in size, but extremely entertaining all the way through. We started with the "archaeology" of cinema...beginning with the development of shadow puppets and moving forward into the more modern moving pictures which were rapidly-changing frames. As we progressed through the museum, we encountered countless authentic movie props and special effects displays. It was especially cool to see ourselves zooming through space. I'm not much of a science person, so it was all very hard to grasp, but was incredibly entertaining. I just accept it as a form of magic =]
The museum began to move away from the logistics of film and into profiling actors and actresses such as Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, who we were glad to recognize.
The museum, overall, is a MUST-SEE in Torino.
Tomorrow, we will hopefully be visiting Milan!
And the next day, we will be attending a concert of some sort at the Torino Auditorium.
More then!
xxx
Em
Ps.
Pictures from Valencia and Montpellier are up!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=175078&id=537740457&l=29ad164ea6
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You are now past the halfway point on your trip. Your comprehension of the people and places, histories and current events, and commonalities and connections is beyond evident.
ReplyDeleteStart to consider and reflect on how this knowledge and understanding could be shared with a greater audience.
What have been the really important pieces of your first “World Tour” so far? What might you share back here in Vermont so that we might gain a better appreciation of the “…commonalities and connections which exist between cultures and societies throughout the region?"
Also, it may sound cruel, but it is nice to hear about the challenges that you have faced and overcome along the way.
The ability to use critical thinking and problem solving; to think creatively, to be flexible and innovative in adverse situations; and to be able to demonstrate initiative and self-reliance are skills which will be invaluable throughout your life.
What some may see as a privilege, others might see as a sacrifice. To paraphrase a quote I often refer to, “Not until you have really worked for something, sweated for it, cursed it, and loved it, do you appreciate and understand it.”
Mr. Finley & Ms. Cioffredi
Another paraphrase…”Hold on to what you’ve got. 'Cause it doesn't make a difference if you make it or not. You’ve got each other and that's a lot.” ~ J. Bon Jovi