Yep, we went to the Regina Elena clinic in Milan today to see one Professoressa Marchisio, an expert on infections of the respiratory tracts in children, in order to hear the results of our little one's recent, and now, routine blood test.I happy to report that everything seems to be OK, apart … [Read more...]
Gastronomic fair – Via Paolo Sarpi, Milan*
October 8, 2007 By 7 Comments
If you happen to be in Milan on Sunday the 14th October 2007 (date corrected,Thanks to Cath), and you happen to like fresh porcini mushrooms, truffles, Italian wine, grappa and cheese, then you may find the via Paolo Sarpi street fair fascinating. You can see where Via Paolo Sarpi is on my Platial … [Read more...]
Traffic fines
October 8, 2007 By 28 Comments
Back in September 2006 I wrote a post about how to settle those pesky speeding/traffic fines you may end up with either during or after a stay in Italy. I did not imagine that my little post would end up being viewed more than 2500 times and commented on around 100 times, but it has, and this seems … [Read more...]
Italy’s politicians are sensitive
October 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Poor chaps, these Italian politicians, they are oh so sensitive.They get all worked up and emotional as soon as someone dares to criticise them. They use words such as 'threats', and 'lynching'. Then they start throwing writs around in an attempt to silence those who have had the temerity to … [Read more...]
Sub-prime crisis Italian style?
October 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment
By now, most of the world has heard of the crisis in the sub-prime mortgage market in the United States. Many will also know about what appeared to be the near collapse of a major British lending institution, the Northern Rock.But what about the possibility of a similar crisis occurring in other … [Read more...]
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