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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 7

Fall in Rome, full of events. September starts with the “Notte Bianca ” on the 8th (the night when all shops, museums attrctions will be open all night long), with the reopening of the “Palazzo delle Esposizioni”. From the 5th of October the Palazzo will be open to the public

posted by Charles H. Russo on Aug 10

Well Wednesday came again and it was my day off. So on Wednesday morning

posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 29

I have been hearing that phrase quite a lot lately and I am really not surprised. The weather for the last few days has been absolutely fantastic but it has also been devilishly hot. The past few days have been around 31.5 degrees. Thats just a bit lower than the record for Rome a couple of years ago at 32 and a bit degrees.

If this is what its like now in spring i dont know how its going to be in summer. Anyway a few tips on how to survive the heat in Rome for the time you are here. The first and most important thing to remember is to drink plenty of water. Thats no problem in Rome because there are loads of fountains in the streets and the piazzas.

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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 22

Christmas in Italy! The Christmas markets. The traditional foods. The Legend of LaBefana. The Italian Mangers. It is all described in this wonderful 80 page book from World Book.

As with all things Italian, Christmas in Italy starts at the beginning meaning 2,000 years ago and takes you through present-day celebrations held throughout the country. The book is very readable and is full of pictures.

Although the book is written for young people and adults with well developed reading skills, the stories and descriptions could easily be read aloud to children.

Christmas in Italy gives a good description of the famous Christmas markets, Italian Christmas art, Italian nativity scenes and really some of the nativities could be considered art they are so beautiful. Anyone who has seen the manger at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will know what I mean

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