Fantastic news! Last Saturday, on the nineteenth of September, the blood of San Gennaro liquefied again. An event which was closely followed by the Neapolitans, and also millions of Italians, who collectively held their breath. San Gennaro is the patron saint of the city of Naples, and after he was beheaded in the year 305, …
Fantastisch nieuws! Afgelopen zaterdag, op negentien september, is het bloed van San Gennaro weer vloeibaar geworden. Een gebeurtenis die, allereerst door de Napolitanen en ook nog eens door miljoenen Italianen, op de voet en met ingehouden adem werd gevolgd. San Gennaro is de patroonheilige van de stad Napels en nadat hij in het jaar 305 …
Buona notizia! Sabato scorso, il 19 settembre, il sangue di San Gennaro si è liquefatto di nuovo. Un evento seguito da vicino dai napoletani, ma anche da milioni di italiani, che hanno trattenuto il fiato in attesa. San Gennaro è il santo patrono della città di Napoli, e dopo la sua decapitazione, avvenuta nel 305, …
The elderly man sitting in front of me at the dinner table squeezes his eyes a little as he looks at me. We have been chatting for some hours already while enjoying the most delicious pasta and for the last couple of minutes I realise that he is trying to fathom me, the seemingly so …
De oudere man tegenover me aan tafel knijpt z’n ogen tot spleetjes terwijl hij mij aankijkt. Al twee uur hebben we geëngageerd boven borden met de meest heerlijke pasta zitten kletsen en al even heb ik door dat hij mij – de ogenschijnlijk zo Nederlandse dame – probeert te doorgronden. Er klopt iets niet, volgens …
Il signore seduto davanti a me a tavola spreme un po’ gli occhi mentre mi guarda. Abbiamo chiacchierato già da qualche ora mentre gustavamo la pasta più deliziosa e negli ultimi minuti mi rendo conto che sta cercando di capirmi, la ragazza apparentemente così olandese. Qualcosa non quadra, secondo lui, e so che gli ci …
The time has come again! This week I will pack up my things and close another door behind me. I have lost count of how many times I have done this over the past few years and the fact that I lived in no less than three places in Naples during last year’s summer has …
Het is weer zover! Deze week zal ik mijn spullen inpakken en weer een deur achter me dichttrekken. Ik ben inmiddels de tel kwijtgeraakt hoe vaak ik dit in de afgelopen jaren heb gedaan en het feit dat ik vorig jaar in één zomer in Napels maar liefst op drie plekken heb gewoond heeft daar …
It’s Sunday morning, just after seven. It’s raining cats and dogs in Rome, a typical summer shower after months of drought. Nothing better than waking up like this while I can still feel the sun that seems to have gotten under my skin, and find the grains of sand still in my hair. Could this …