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Le previsione del tempo
A prevision, like a psychic, of time? Or of weather?
Only the expression means “weather forecast.”
You may not know this about me, but…
Update with a new picture, to explain the hazards of driving in Italy!
I have always been afraid to drive in Italy!! Not because, as is generally known, Italians ignore rules and regulations; not because the signs measure kilometers and not miles; not because I don’t the directions to where I’m going….but because I have never been sure I could find my way out of and then back in to the city! Whether the city be Roma or Firenze or wherever.
I could always picture myself going around and around some round-about, not being able to get off; or, driving wrong way both up and down one way streets in the historic center.
So, it is not with a little pride that I share with you that I not only rented a car myself last weekend, an adorable Fiat Cinquecento, as seen below:
But I successfully drove it out of Florence, through Tuscany, to the area around Val d’Orcia in the south of…
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Italy for me, summed up in one picture
Expressing the future in the past.
I don’t often bore you with my language studies, but this one is too great a concept not to post!
Did you know that you use the imperfect subjunctive, or the congiuntivo imperfetto in italiano, to express the future in the past?
Per esempio: Mi faceva piacere che tu mi invitassi alla tua festa (I was pleased that you invited me to your party).
Well, now you know!
You’re welcome. Di niente! Now, go out in the world and conquer with your new Italian language weapon!
Villa la Foce
Villa la Foce, parte 2
Because one post is not enough to reveal la bellezza!
You may not know this about me, but…
I have always been afraid to drive in Italy!! Not because, as is generally known, Italians ignore rules and regulations; not because the signs measure kilometers and not miles; not because I don’t the directions to where I’m going….but because I have never been sure I could find my way out of and then back in to the city! Whether the city be Roma or Firenze or wherever.
I could always picture myself going around and around some round-about, not being able to get off; or, driving wrong way both up and down one way streets in the historic center.
So, it is not with a little pride that I share with you that I not only rented a car myself last weekend, an adorable Fiat Cinquecento, as seen below:
But I successfully drove it out of Florence, through Tuscany, to the area around Val d’Orcia in the south of the region, then back through Tuscany and into Florence!! Woo hoo! I got the car back to the rental agency in the center of Florence, with nary a scratch or bump! I am a very proud driver!
I think you can see my pride above. Ad below.
And, not for nothing, this winding road, the most iconic in Italy, is one of the places I drove on Saturday!
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I will happily share with you that part of my confidence came from the fact that I had an Italian friend with me. My friend made sure I made it out of and back in to Florence in one piece. Next time, I’ll do it myself! Face your fears, people!
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