MJ Speaks » Italy http://www.mjspeaks.com Telling you what I think. . . . Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:53:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 25 Things I Love About Italy http://www.mjspeaks.com/25-things-i-love-about-italy/ http://www.mjspeaks.com/25-things-i-love-about-italy/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:04:00 +0000 Mary Jo http://www.mjspeaks.com/?p=345 In no particular order, here are some of the things that I’ve come to love about Italy, and why I’m looking forward to a return trip again next year.

Fields of sunflowers in Tuscany, July 2009

Fields of sunflowers in Tuscany, July 2009

  1. Sunflowers
  2. Gelato
  3. Lake Maggiore
  4. Isola Madre
  5. Isola Bella (and yes, I know it’s gaudy and over-the-top)
  6. Latte de Luna (with wild mushroom soup that’s to-die-for)
  7. Brunello wine
  8. Giuseppe and La Montalla
  9. Florence (so much beautiful art)
  10. Trevi Fountain in Rome (I threw in 3 coins, just to ensure my return)
  11. Vatican (history and art, religion and politics)
  12. Fashion and fashionably dressed men and women
  13. Cafes and cappuccino
  14. Hills towns in Tuscany
  15. Beautiful churches (every town has a dozen)
  16. Pecorino cheese
  17. Stopping the car to let sheep cross the road
  18. The beautiful language (that I must learn)
  19. Limoncello
  20. Tomato and onion salad
  21. Wild boar pasta (actually, any kind of pasta at all!)
  22. Vineyard and olive orchards
  23. Cypress trees
  24. Internet access (yes, in the middle of a vineyard, there’s still wi-fi)
  25. History and a sense of how very young the U.S. is

What do you love about Italy?

Photo credit:  Mary Jo Manzanares

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