The word is out! In last week’s blog, I wrote that we were about to find out where the Eurovision Song Contest was going to take place next year. Well, it’s a week later now and we know. Liverpool it is, making Glasgow the unfortunate city that has to accept that the opportunity of a …
Weekly blog #153: A week of friendship and good news Read More »
I’ve always said it: Paris is my absolute favourite city outside Italy. Having only just returned from a weekend in the French capital, I realised this was already the fifth time I was there. Three wonderful winter days in Paris during which the sun never left our side. By now, I have experienced the city in all four seasons, and I can …
Weekly blog #115: Rome or Paris, which city beats the other? Read More »
L’ho sempre detto: Parigi è la mia città preferita in assoluto fuori dall’Italia. Essendo appena tornata da un weekend nella capitale francese, mi sono resa conto che era già la quinta volta che ci andavo. Tre meravigliosi giorni invernali a Parigi durante i quali il sole non ci ha mai abbandonato. Ormai ho vissuto la …
Blog settimanale #115: Roma o Parigi, quale città batte l’altra? Read More »
Today, on the first day of November, a strong wind blows around the house. The autumn leaves, which seemed to have changed colour overnight in this past month, are merciless blown off the trees. It is “Il Giorno Di Tutti I Santi”, All Saints’ Day. It’s a bank holiday, and the whole of Italy has …
Weekblog #104: Halloween, extended weekend and the G20 summit in Rome Read More »
Vandaag, op de eerste dag van november, waait er een harde wind rondom het huis. De bladeren die in de afgelopen maand van de één op de andere dag van kleur leken te zijn verschoten, worden bruut van de bomen geblazen. Het is “Il Giorno Di Tutti I Santi”, oftewel Allerheiligen, een nationale feestdag, en …
Weekblog #104: Halloween, lang weekend en de G20 top in Rome Read More »
Oggi, il primo giorno di novembre, un vento forte soffia intorno alla casa. Le foglie autunnali, che sembravano aver cambiato colore da un giorno all’altro in quest’ultimo mese, vengono spazzate via dagli alberi. È “Il Giorno Di Tutti I Santi”, e tutta l’Italia ha il giorno libero. Ho iniziato a scrivere questo blog senza sapere …
Blog della settimana #104: Halloween, weekend prolungato e il vertice G20 a Roma Read More »
Het is zondag zes uur. Nederlanders zouden zeggen dat het avond is, Italianen noemen zes uur nog de middag. Ik zit in het vliegtuig richting Rome dat een kleine tien minuten geleden is opgestegen. Ik hoor je denken, alweer? Alweer inderdaad, want het is nog maar drie weken geleden dat ik het weekend ook in …
“So, what are your weekend plans?” It was already after lunch on Friday when I still had no answer to this question. Well, the day before me and my friend made plans to go for aperitivo on Saturday evening, but that was really it. Besides, this is Italy, and such a plan is anything but set in …
Weekblog 99: Welcome to Rome, but did you make a reservation? Read More »
“Wat zijn jouw weekendplannen?” Het was vrijdag al na de lunch toen ik eigenlijk nog geen antwoord had op deze vraag. Ik had weliswaar een dag eerder met een vriendin afgesproken om zaterdagavond een aperitivo te gaan doen, maar dat was het dan ook. Bovendien, anders dan in Nederland is zo’n plan allesbehalve in beton gegoten. Agenda’s …
Weekblog 99: Welkom in Rome, maar heeft u gereserveerd? Read More »
“Allora, i tuoi programmi per il weekend?”. Era già dopo pranzo di venerdì quando non avevo ancora una risposta a questa domanda. Beh, il giorno prima io e la mia amica avevamo pianificato di andare a fare l’aperitivo il sabato sera, ma questo era davvero tutto. D’altronde, questa è l’Italia, e un piano del genere …
Blog della settimana 99: Benvenuto a Roma, ma hai prenotato? Read More »