Recent Posts Tagged With 'do as the romans do'

• What Babies in Italy Eat

  Posted on Friday July 25th, 2008 at 05:58 in do as the romans do, only in italy

  No, no, this isn’t becoming a “mommy blog.” God forbid. Just a couple things I found interesting. Yesterday Vincenzo had a pediatrician visit and the doctor explained to me the whole plan for introducing him to solid foods. Today wa...

• Procession of the Madonna del Carmine

  Posted on Saturday July 19th, 2008 at 12:34 in do as the romans do

  Every July here in Trastevere we have the Festa de’ Noantri, a local celebration which is like a street fair, with musicians and various street vendors selling their wares. The highlight of the festival however is the procession of the Madonna ...

• The Most Useful Phrase in Italian Bureaucracy

  Posted on Monday December 10th, 2007 at 05:51 in do as the romans do

  No, it’s not vaffanc***, although that is usually what one wishes they could say. Does anyone who lives here or has lived here before want to take a stab at what, IMHO, is the most important phrase to know if you have to make a trip to somewher...

• The Strange Atari-ness of Italian Televideo

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 02:39 in do as the romans do, ask yourself why

  If you’re a foreigner who has lived in Italy, do you remember the first time you saw Televideo? I do. It was before I understood Italian very well, at Ale’s mom’s house with Ale and some friends. They were fixated on the TV, disc...

• The Hidden Stain Remover in Italian Restaurants

  Posted on Tuesday November 13th, 2007 at 01:52 in do as the romans do

  I’m a pretty clumsy person, so of course this is one of the things I discovered early on in my life here in Italy. Lots of restaurants in Italy keep a special stain removal system on hand for little “accidents” that might happen ...

• When Rome Becomes a Ghost Town

  Posted on Wednesday November 7th, 2007 at 03:29 in do as the romans do, catch an event

  It happens sometimes. I’d say the top three times it happens are: 1) August; 2) When there’s a Thursday holiday meaning long weekend and people go out of town; and the topic of today’s post, 3) The Hallowed and Revered Event Know...

• The Friday Five: Useful Words When in Rome

  Posted on Friday November 2nd, 2007 at 03:46 in do as the romans do

  For NaBloPoMo, I’ve decided to do a “Friday five” where every Friday I’ll come up with a list of five things in some category. Today I figured we could take a look at five of what I consider to be useful words for when in Ro...

• Gone Fishin’

  Posted on Tuesday August 7th, 2007 at 09:26 in do as the romans do

  I figure, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Otherwise known as the old adage “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” And when in Rome in August, what the Romans do is go on vacation. Yes, pretty much all of them. It’...

• Italian Marketing Quirks

  Posted on Tuesday July 10th, 2007 at 05:26 in do as the romans do, ask yourself why, only in italy

  As you may know, I graduated with a degree in Advertising (minor in Marketing), so no matter where I find myself, I’m always fascinated by what’s going on in the ad world around me. I think advertising reflects the current state of the co...

• Er Cocomeraro, The Watermelon Man

  Posted on Monday June 25th, 2007 at 02:28 in do as the romans do, grab a bite

  Continuing with our tour of Rome’s summer delights, I give you “Er Cocomeraro.” Those of you with a diploma in Roman dialect will know that in Rome, “er” is the way you say the article “il” — and here...

• Grattachecca, a Rome summer tradition

  Posted on Friday June 22nd, 2007 at 03:20 in do as the romans do, have a drink

  When it gets really hot here in Rome, there’s nothing I can think of that is more refreshing and more “summer in Rome” than the grattachecca (pronounced “grah-tah-KEK-ah”). This is the original Italian shaved ice. Sor...

• Riding a Bike in Rome

  Posted on Thursday June 7th, 2007 at 03:14 in do as the romans do

  (Thought this was a fitting topic coming off of yesterday's post featuring The Fat Cyclist!)Have you ever seen the movie Bicycle Thieves (also translated as The Bicycle Thief)? A classic of neorealism from the late 1940s, many of the key scenes were...

• Top 5 Signs That You're in Rome

  Posted on Thursday May 10th, 2007 at 02:58 in do as the romans do, wander the city

  1. You see gladiators taking a coffee break.2. The clothes dryers.3. The view from the neighborhood bus.4. The local version of Wal-Mart.5. The preferred form of transport.Part of the Top 5 Group Writing Project. Thanks to Ms. Adventures in Italy for...