The Circus - Charlie Chaplin

The Circus - Charlie Chaplin
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A friend of us came to visit and we had a good dinner at Il Tinello right downtown... under the Two Towers.
After a good conversation we had a walk in Piazza Maggiore where there was the projection of The Circus by Charlie Chaplin with the music played by the Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of Bologna and directed by Timothy Brock who's the one who also restored the music of The Gold Rush.
Last saturday we watched The Gold Rush always in Piazza Maggiore... I can tell you that was a real emotional experience!
Piazza Maggiore is a beautiful italian square... that represents most of the history of this city, changing during the centuries and adapting to the changing society needs... but it's still the heart of the city. Protected by the traffic noises. Closed in its own narcissism, surrounded by cafés and expensive shops, yet still a place where children can run after pigeons free from the dangers of the cars. But at night, in front of a black screen, it has been breathtaking to see this square crowded in every little space. Everybody with its own little differences of culture, age and social class... all there to listen to the music and watch this masterpiece.
It was great to hear everybody laughing at the same moment in such a serious square... all laughing to a movie of the 1927, all appreciating the great music performed by this orchestra... all having the same shivers at the same time... because it's a movie of sentiments... and those appear to be always the same and to speak to every kind of audience.

Eat and drink in company

Marciana Marina
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My Spice-Girl-friends and I got back from our 'girls vacation' yesterday.
It has been perfect... like all our vacations. We enjoyed the driving to Piombino and then the ferryboat to Portoferraio. We ate a lot of 'schiaccine' and drank a lot of water, enjoyed the beach and the swimming pool but the key-words of this trip was 'eat and relax'.
We ate good dinner and light lunch, and snacked with tons of peaches and cherries and apricots that we carried in our thermos bags. We went to sleep so early at night that the hotel concierge laughed at us.
Of course we were all awake at 6.30am ready to enjoy big breakfasts on the terrace.
Too bad we had to come back so early! And of course today I was too relaxed to work again.... but I have my week end off and can exercise in sleeping and relaxing a little more...

Museum and Borghese Gallery

We had a beautiful week-end in Rome this time. Flew to Rome (the cost of the train tickets is rising to the stars and now it's almost cheaper to fly) on Friday and came back last night.
On Friday had dinner in a romantic restaurant on the sea. I had a swordfish tartare with crostini and a pasta (only flour and water) with rocket pesto, shrimps and zucchini and a coconut creme caramel...mmmmmmm
On Saturday we went with mom and dad to visit one of the most beautiful museum of Rome: Museo Borghese. This building was thought as a museum. It is small and crowded with Correggio, Tiziano, Bernini, Canova and other famous painters and sculptors.
It is a jewel.
I almost cried while watching Apollo and Daphne by Bernini and got caught by the beauty of Pauline Bonaparte by Canova.
I really wish you could all come to visit Rome and simply drink a little of its beauty. There's so much to see there.
It has been really an experience!
Yesterday it was a summer day. Families walking on the seashore and children dressed in costumes for the carnival.
Today we went to the hospital to support our friend and read the results of her biopsy and ... thanks God she's ok. No bad cells!
Before going to the hospital I saw a crocus bloomed in my garden. Poor little flower it feels the springtime but doesn't know it's still the 5th of feb. :-)
After all this waste of energy I think I'll call sick tomorrow at work since I think I got the intestinal virus... but I am ok. I may need some rest after the rush of the last days:-)

New haircuts

New haircuts
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Today was my day off and Rita and Simona asked me to go out for lunch with them. So we had a walk in the city and then ate at Pane Vino e San Daniele: delicious! We also had a bottle of Schioppettino, a red wine of Friuli. After that we needed a coffe and tooke them to Terzi, my really favourite place to sip a coffe. At that point time to greet but... there's an hair stylist right in front of Terzi (Andrea goes there for his haircut) and I felt I had to go. So I told the girls and instead of saying goodbye they joined me in. But it did not finished here. Rita and Simona cut their hair too. Simona who had long hair decided to cut them short. Now she's a lot more cool. I really love short hair!