First one from Ann…seems appropriate right now with several of you on your way…
A few tips on what (NOT) to do when traveling to Italy.
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Now all from Lydka…
QUOTES ABOUT ITALY
- “The Creator made Italy from designs by Michaelangelo.” –Mark Twain
- Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There’s no looking at a building after seeing Italy.” –Fanny Burney
- “Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.” –Bertrand Russell
- “What is the fatal charm of Italy? What do we find there that can be found nowhere else? I believe it is a certain permission to be human, which other places, other countries, lost long ago.” –Erica Jong
- “You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” –Giuseppe Verdi
- “Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.” –Truman Capote
- “Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life.” –Anna Akhmatova
“Italy, my Italy! Queen Mary’s saying serves for me– (When fortune’s malice Lost her Calais)– Open my heart and you will see Graved inside of it, Italy.'” –Robert Browning
- “This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.” –Thomas Mann
- “In Italy, the concept of the family is very important.” –Monica Bellucci
- “Thou Paradise of exiles, Italy!” –Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs; A palace and a prison on each hand; I saw from out the wave of her structure’s rise As from the stroke of the enchanter’s wand: A thousand years their cloudy wings expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O’er the far times, when many a subject land Look’d to the winged Lion’s marble pines, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles.” –Lord Byron, Childe Harold (canto IV, st. 1)
- “I love the language, that soft bastard Latin, Which melts like kisses from a female mouth, And sounds as if it should be writ on satin With syllables which breathe of the sweet South.” –George Gordon Noel Byron
ITALIAN SPEAK WITH THEIR HANDS
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Here’s a list of simple Italian sayings that can really come in handy, especially when you’re trying to say have a great weekend!
Work/Study
Buon lavoro = may your work be fruitful.
Buona lettura = enjoy your reading.
Buona lezione = may the lecture/class be fruitful.
Buon seminario = may the seminar/class be fruitful.
Buono studio = may your study be fruitful.Senses
Buon appetito = enjoy your food.
Buon ascolto = enjoy the music [listening].
Buona degustazione = enjoy the tasting.
Buona spaghettata = enjoy your spaghetti [pasta].
Buona visione = enjoy the movie.Travel/Recreation
Buona continuazione = enjoy the rest of your day/activity.
Buona domenica = enjoy your day of rest [the day of the Lord].
Buone feste = happy holidays.
Buon fine settimana [buon weekend] = have a great weekend.
Buona permanenza = enjoy your stay.
Buon proseguimento = enjoy the rest of your stay/activity.
Buone vacanze = enjoy your vacation.
Buon viaggio = have a safe trip.
Buon volo = have a safe flight.
Buon weekend [buon fine settimana] = have a great weekend.Health/Rest
Buona guarigione = I wish you a speedy recovery.
Buon riposo = sleep well [get well soon].Greetings/Salutation
Buona giornata = have a great day.
Buon giorno = good day [greetings].
Buona notte = good night [good-bye].
Buon pomeriggio = good afternoon [greetings].
Buona sera = good evening [greetings].
Buona serata = have a great evening. -
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Lydka you do great work. Loved your post. I was in “LOVE” with Italy and the music since I was a young girl and still living in Europe. I really do not know why but it really does not matter because the music gave me great joy.
Gina,I love Italian music since childhood. 🙂 I remember that I listened to it since really young age……Music brings many joy in our life ! Have a very nice day ! 🙂
Lydka, this is a wonderful post! I love the Italian food pyramid! Their language is so beautiful. Thank you for all of the translations. Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life…my favorite phrase here! Wow, this post helped me start my day the right way!! 🙂
Jane, thanks for the nice words. 🙂 Have a wonderful day ! 🙂
Moje milá Lydko opět jsi odvedla skvělou práci,v průběhu roku jsi nám vyhledávala pohotově fotografie z M+G,koncerty,články,zajímavosti.Dnes jsi přidala i citáty a základní italské výroky které je dobré se naučit před cestou do Itálie,hned se pokusím vše zapamatovat.
Kdybych měla možnost,poslala bych ti třeba tričko s obrázky chlapců (jistě bys měla radost) ale sama víš,že jejich koncert v našich zemích je pro nás obě zatím jen sen a zbožné přání.Tak tedy alespoň díky za všechnu tvoji práci a čas a možná že někdy uvidím v kolonce “autoři a přispěvatelé” i tvůj obrázek – jen tak dál!
Veľká vďaka Zdenka za krásne slová. 🙂 Veľmi si vážim každú spätnú odozvu, človeka to povzbudí do ďalšej práce, nech už robí čokoľvek. Áno, napr. také tričko by mi ako darček urobilo obrovskú radosť. 🙂 Koncert je pre nás naozaj zatiaľ len snom…..Ale nikdy nevieme, čo prinesie budúcnosť….Prajem Ti nádherný deň ! 🙂
Many thanks Zdenka for beautiful words. 🙂 I appreciate every feedback, it encourages a person to the next job, no matter what he/ she does. Yes, for example, Il Volo T-shirt as a gift ,would made me very happy . 🙂 The concert is for us really still only a dream ….. but we never know what the future will bring …. I wish you a wonderful day ! 🙂
Thank You Lydka for the Italian lesson we have to study before we see the boys at their next concert.
Anncruise, I think, lessons in Italian are really helpful to us. 🙂 Thanks for your words and wish you a nice day ! 🙂
Thank you, Lydka, for the wonderful post. It makes me want to go to Italy more then ever. But, sigh, since I am a senior citizen, I know that will never happen. I will have to do my traveling to Italy through the postings by the Flight Crew.
Allene, never say never. 🙂 Have a great day and enjoy at least virtual meeting with Italy. I’ve never been there too. Maybe in the future I will be able to go there.
I am never saying never! I will go!
Thank you, Lydka, makes me dream.
Allene! Girl! What does being a senior citizen have to do with it??? Round up your grand daughter, make a plan and GO!!!
Thanks, Lydka, for a wonderful post, as usual. Maybe someday we BOTH can visit Italy and enjoy the wonderful sights and the wonderful food, where our guys came from and also my parents came from. Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring us many facts and information we love reading about.
Dear Victoria, thanks for your beautiful words ! 🙂 (Hope you got email from me.) It is necessary to dream and believe that dreams can become a reality, when they come from the deepest desire of your heart ! 🙂 Have a beautiful day, my friend ! <3
Wise words Lydka. That is the only way our dreams can happen if we work towards making them happen & firmly expect them to fulfill our dreams. Works for me
Loretta, I wish you the fulfillment of all your dreams. 🙂 Have a nice day ! 🙂
I love to read anything you write,. Thank you so much Lydka.
I thank you Gale, and wishing you lovely and successful day ! 🙂
Thanks Lydka for all the quotes about Italy and also the sayings which I hopefully can learn. Just following Il Volo, I obviously have picked up some words and phrases. It truly is a beautiful country with beautiful people!
Margaret, person learns throughout life and useful new informations enrich us internally. Europe has many beautiful, interesting cities and countries, Italy is one of them. 🙂 Have a wonderful day ! 🙂
Nice job, Lydka! I think you should be our tour leader! I particularly like the Italian phrases. I’m trying them out on the cat or ” gatto” in Italian. ( not going well!) Keep up the good work and thanks for all the coverage on all the Guy’s concert and other appearances.
Thanks, Lynn. But I’m not the type of leader. 🙂 In a group of people, I am always lost and inconspicuous. 🙂 Have a very nice day !