Category Archives: English

Highlights of our trip to Orvieto

Posted on June 1, 2017 by babbityjean

To begin, Bill and I would like to thank our friends, Susan Forkush and Adrian Misarti, for an unforgettable visit to Orvieto.  Susan, who also lives in Santa Barbara, lives in the historic center of Orvieto.  Adrian, who was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cucina italiana, English, Foto, Italia, Orvieto, Santa Barbara, Storia, Umbria, Verona | 2 Comments

Why Monopoly is becoming a hit in Italy

Posted on May 25, 2017 by babbityjean

 The board game, Monopoly, quite popular in the United States decades ago, has been sold in Italy since 1935 (see the post from April 2015).  In 2011, to honor 150 years of Italian unification, an anniversary edition was published based … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, English, Firenze, Foto, Italia, La Gente, Puglia, Roma, Sicilia, Storia, Toscana, Venezia | 1 Comment

Clue in Hebrew to a Vanished Cemetery

Posted on May 18, 2017 by babbityjean

The following post is based on an article in The New York Times by the same title that appeared in April 2017.  My friend, Jean Perloff, translated the article into Italian. A sister student and an Italophile, Jean is a … Continue reading →

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