Italy – The Vatican and the Mafia
When mention is made of Italy mixed in with thoughts of pasta and wine will be the Vatican and, the mafia.
When mention is made of Italy mixed in with thoughts of pasta and wine will be the Vatican and, the mafia.
I’ve no idea how many people outside of Italy have heard the name Mike Bongiorno, or may even know that he recently passed away. I would not imagine either, that many would believe that a television personality is credited with uniting Italy.
At the end of the day, despite bickering politicians and dodgy organisation, life in Italy is not that bad.
Summers in Italy are usually long and hot. To lessen the effects of Italy’s stifling summer heat, something cool is a must. Something like a caffe shakerato, perhaps.
Antonio Iavarone and Anna Lasorella are two Italian scientists who have recently revealed the results of their research into brain tumours in children. The ground-breaking work of this husband and wife teammay well lead to new therapies which could help save young lives.
After my brief jaunt to Rome, I thought I’d write a little about some of the differences I’ve noticed between Italy’s largest two cities.
Earthquakes are frightening events, which the owners of the Casa del Amorino apartment down in Introdacqua, near Sulmona, know something about. Indeed, they found themselves right in the middle of the earthquake which shook a substantial section of the Abruzzo region in Italy on the 6 April, 2009, leaving the regional capital l’Aqulia badly damaged and many thousands homeless.
Remember Naples’ trash crisis, with its rotting piles of rubbish threatening the health of this major Italian city’s inhabitants? Now it appears to be Palermo down in Sicily which is becoming submerged in piles of stinking refuse.
It is still not clear how many victims the recent earthquake which hit the Italian city of L’Aqulia and the surrounding area in Abruzzo will claim, however some of the comments left on another of my posts on this tragedy left me thinking that a list of the deceased might be useful.