tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post1684951284832012559..comments2023-06-04T05:30:22.619-05:00Comments on Two Kinds of People: Longing for an Italian RenaissanceSusan Bearmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-18031217479844876312010-02-11T21:26:44.738-06:002010-02-11T21:26:44.738-06:00I certainly sympathize. These Chicago winters can ...I certainly sympathize. These Chicago winters can wear one down. On the positive side, however, it's good to remember that cold weather slows the aging process, so we'll look good longer than if we lived in the tropics. Also, winter is why we don't have four-inch cockroaches, as they do in Florida.<br /><br />That said, Italy would be a lovely alternative to the bleakness of winter. In fact, of my four trips to Italy, three have been in December, and it's a great time to visit as there are so few tourists -- and while one still needs a coat, it is warmer than Chicago. I wouldn't half mind missing January in the snow -- and maybe February.<br /><br />Ciao, bambina.Cynthiahttp://waltzingaustralia.worpdpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-91563681034683767372010-01-28T14:09:04.728-06:002010-01-28T14:09:04.728-06:00Linda, that's just a brilliant plan. Of cours...Linda, that's just a brilliant plan. Of course, I would have to make a trip there, purely for research purposes, of course.Susan Bearmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-19522969472443369862010-01-28T12:43:29.055-06:002010-01-28T12:43:29.055-06:00Sounds wonderful to me. You know, you could always...Sounds wonderful to me. You know, you could always write a lovely novel set in Italy. That way, non of your "cons" apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-15358990521432757072010-01-28T00:16:09.337-06:002010-01-28T00:16:09.337-06:00Oh, man, this post gave me serious wanderlust. I s...Oh, man, this post gave me serious wanderlust. I studied in Florence in college, never quite recovered. Italy is my all-time favorite country. Everything is outstanding—the food, the art, the architecture, and the scenery (and by that I mean beautiful countrysides as well as the MEN)! Oh, and yes, the gelato, which is its own food group.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-66877123480720869962010-01-27T12:41:56.477-06:002010-01-27T12:41:56.477-06:00I agree with Shari, the Orson Welles quote got me ...I agree with Shari, the Orson Welles quote got me laughing out loud! I also have a love of so much that is Italian. My husband who traveled in the Navy to the "belly," of the country said I wouldn't like it but I so want to go. Guess it's a result of dealing with those anal Northern European attitudes here in West Michigan and want a more laid back and less on the over perfection that is expected of everyone and everything!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203286781888444548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-74798806145614094962010-01-27T10:28:30.400-06:002010-01-27T10:28:30.400-06:00Michelle, so true. I don't know what I was thi...Michelle, so true. I don't know <i>what</i> I was thinking. And gelato! How could I forget gelato? Although maybe that is included in food. Nah, it should have its own separate bullet point.Susan Bearmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-21754477019550064492010-01-27T08:45:15.580-06:002010-01-27T08:45:15.580-06:00You forgot the real #1 reason to visit Italy -- th...You forgot the real #1 reason to visit Italy -- the WINE!!!<br />MichelleMichelle Kretchmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-51489743003636470802010-01-27T08:39:37.223-06:002010-01-27T08:39:37.223-06:00I'm laughing out loud at the Orson Welles quot...I'm laughing out loud at the Orson Welles quote...Thanks for my early morning entertainment!Shari A. Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905187305899724569noreply@blogger.com