Hurray for IKEA. I was a little panicked! We’ve had our delivery for our sofa bed scheduled for today for at least a week. That’s no problem. I was happy to wait a week. But I ended up with a … Continue reading →
I keep meaning to post this. In the US, when they ask about our name, Zanrè, people say “that doesn’t sound Italian”. And indeed it doesn’t. Even up here in BorgoTaro it’s pronounced more French and less Italian. There is … Continue reading →
Nuff said!
Continue reading →It’s always funny to see how non-native speakers come up with odd slogans, sayings and just ideas about foreign people and foreign words. I remember living in San Diego, and there was a restaurant called “La Petite Café”. How very … Continue reading →
Did I mention it’s rained a lot more than I expected? But today I saw a rainbow – and that’s a good thing.
Continue reading →While most things in our town are less expensive than we imagined, this is one special G&T! We can go out for aperitivo and have drinks and food for under €5 for two people!
Continue reading →So, as we’ve been mentioning, we had a whirlwind of activity getting moved into our apartment. I have to say, one of my biggest language goofs came this week. After only one day of looking for an apartment, we found … Continue reading →
There is a stereotype about Italy that generally assumes that everything takes forever, that there is a huge amount of bureaucracy and red tape, and that it’s difficult generally to get anything done. We’ve never really found that to be … Continue reading →
Now that we’ve found an apartment, it’s exciting to say that this is our street! It’s not in the middle of the old town, but just on the edge. And it’s a pedestrian area (or at least “traffico limitato – … Continue reading →
