Buongiorno
Sinatra often performed to packed houses at Fontainebleau Miami Beach‘s La Ronde nightclub, vacationed at the hotel and even filmed some beloved movies there. Yesterday, they announced that the hotel will celebrate the legacy of the legendary singer and his upcoming centennial birthday with 100 days of unique programming, starting September 2nd!
“This is where I met Sinatra when he was making a movie!!!!” ~ANN
What? You met Sinatra? You must tell more! ~Marie
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
Did you know that gondolas are shaped like a banana? Here are 5 other gondola facts & traditions that you might not know, courtesy of L’Italo-Americano Newspaper:
5 Things you didn’t know about Oaring a Gondola ⇒ http://ow.ly/OxItO
Today marks the 360th birthday of Italian musical instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano, as we know it today. Including Cristofori fortepiano, here are 15 inventions that I bet you didn’t know were Italian.
Click Here ⇒ http://bit.ly/1IKFEll
Thanks Marie.
Thank you, Ann! When I see an email from you, I know there is always a smile waiting for me.
Thanks Ann !!! This was fun and I always enjoy learning new Italian stuff !!!
Thanks, Ann! Love learning anything about Italy! You gave us a wealth of information! Have a great Sat, all my IlVolover friends!!!
This was really good, Ann. Thanks for posting it. Just out of curiosity, are there life jackets in the gondolas as well?
I forgot to add to Mary S. – great video. I always wondered what many of those hand gestures meant. 🙂
This was so much fun reading and listening to. Thanks so much, Mary S. And Jane, I, too, would need a life jacket in a gondola.
Ann – this was great! I loved waking up to the photo of the gondola. Had no idea all those items were made from Italian inventors. I do recall hearing something recently though about the phone not really being invented by Bell – guess he just stole it!? Also, the video gestures were quite informative!! Very cute!
p.s. mi dispiace molto for hitting the button againi!! 🙁
Jana, I’m afraid I’m going to have to dock your pay for that!