If you are getting ready to visit Italy - watch this and prepare. If you don't - watch this just because it's fun!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
vive, vive la Befana!
Last week we had another January holiday, it was Epiphany's Day or Befana. And were expecting gifts again!
Befana is an old witch, who travels on the broomstick at night around the country and delivers gifts (we all are broke after Christmas, so the gifts are usually chocolates and other sweets) for good children. Have you been good?
As to me, Befana doesn't look Christian at all, I'm really surprised, she got herself the way into the calender. The legend tells, that when Three Wise Men went to see Jesus, they lost their way and stopped at the house of an old woman. She didn't know the way to the Jesus either, but gave them the shelter for the night. Three Wise Men offered Befana to go with them, but she refuses, telling that she has too much work around the house. After, she changed her mind, took all the sweets she had and went to see Jesus herself. As we can see - navigation isn't her strong side, she is still looking for Jesus, giving all children sweets and hoping, that one of them may be The King.
The Epiphany's Day means that winter holidays are over, all decorations are off and no more sweets in the sock over the fireplace. Sad
Befana is an old witch, who travels on the broomstick at night around the country and delivers gifts (we all are broke after Christmas, so the gifts are usually chocolates and other sweets) for good children. Have you been good?
As to me, Befana doesn't look Christian at all, I'm really surprised, she got herself the way into the calender. The legend tells, that when Three Wise Men went to see Jesus, they lost their way and stopped at the house of an old woman. She didn't know the way to the Jesus either, but gave them the shelter for the night. Three Wise Men offered Befana to go with them, but she refuses, telling that she has too much work around the house. After, she changed her mind, took all the sweets she had and went to see Jesus herself. As we can see - navigation isn't her strong side, she is still looking for Jesus, giving all children sweets and hoping, that one of them may be The King.
The Epiphany's Day means that winter holidays are over, all decorations are off and no more sweets in the sock over the fireplace. Sad
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Black Books
I'm watching the first episode of "The Black Books" AGAIN, it's knock-out stuff! It's like my third time and it is still funny and I miss Britain like hell!
Coming soon!
We did it, we open our very own restaurant in Rome, Parioli! This week is "settimana bianca", when most of the italians travel around, so we took it to test a menu on ourselves and friends, put together the wine-list and so on and so on, in two words - to understand the things that you see only when you are open. Funny thing, the working hours - we are open from 6.30am till midnight, 7 days a week. The bastards me and my hubby are - we insisted on it. This maybe a surprise for people, who don't live in Italy, but almost no-one does it like this.
Bars are open usually from 6.30am to make a breakfast till 12, re-open at 4pm to serve aperitif till 8/9pm
Restaurants are open around 11am till 3pm to serve lunch and re-open at 6/7pm till midnight for dinners.
We will do it all :) Everybody welcome!
Bars are open usually from 6.30am to make a breakfast till 12, re-open at 4pm to serve aperitif till 8/9pm
Restaurants are open around 11am till 3pm to serve lunch and re-open at 6/7pm till midnight for dinners.
We will do it all :) Everybody welcome!
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