My Italian lesson today: "gomma a terra" - a flat tire. But, as frequently happens in small town #Italy, all turned out fine. We were headed out to dinner last night when our car informed us that we had a tire emergency. We drove the rest of the 800m to the restaurant to figure out what to do over wine and pizza. The proprietor was happy to let us leave the car in the parking lot, because we decided it was a tomorrow problem and had a nice walk home on a pleasant spring evening. 1/3
Italy’s Po Delta is a nature-rich UNESCO reserve. Now it is at risk from offshore drilling.
The Po Delta covers an area of around 500 km2 in northeast Italy. Located around an hour south of Venice, the wetlands veined with rivers are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. #ClimateChange#Italy
Another excellent review of RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT: “Sheds essential light on one of history’s greatest artists. Meticulously researched while there’s much to enjoy for even the dilettante..a thing of splendour"
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#Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia #Meloni reiterated Sunday her opposition to the use of weapons supplied to #Ukraine on #Russia soil, after the #NATO chief reportedly suggested letting #Kyiv strike targets beyond its border.
"I don't know why #Stoltenberg said such a thing, I think we have to be very careful," Meloni told Italian television, while adding that "I agree that NATO must remain firm, not give the signal that it is giving in."
UK man arrested on suspicion of helping #Russian intelligence
Uptick reported in Russia-linked espionage cases across Europe in recent months, with suspected spies or saboteurs being arrested in the UK, #Poland, #Germany, #Greece, #Austria, #Latvia, #Italy, #Estonia, & other countries
UK authorities did not clarify the specifics of Phillips’ alleged #espionage activities but said that there was unlikely to be a threat to the public
a) "onomastico" = when the saint of the day in the calendar has your name, and people should compliment you (or you should compliment the others, which I always forget)
b) "attraversare col ross" pedestrian crossing with the red light (germany cured me for this time ago)
c) "parcheggiare sul marciapiede" to park your car on the pedestrian area, because
d) "sciopero ogni venerdì" - almost every friday schools are doing strike, like today 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡