Monday, July 31, 2006

The Citizen, Auburn NY

Qualcuno ci vede simile al KueKa Lake (NY)

The Citizen, Auburn NY: "We did this recently, taking delivery in Germany and then touring Germany, Italy and France. The first stop was Lake Como in northern Italy. Nestled between mountain peaks and shaped like a slingshot (similar to our own Kueka Lake), Lake Como is one of the most scenic spots in the world. Much of Italy is like the Finger Lakes #- I guess that's why it is our favorite European country for touring."

MiamiHerald.com | 07/16/2006 | What's Happening | Lake Como

Bene, ora lo sanno anche a Miami (Florida)

MiamiHerald.com | 07/16/2006 | What's Happening | Lake Como: "What's Happening | Lake Como
WayToGo! Features
DANIELLE PERGAMENT
Lake Como -- 30 miles long and 1,350 feet at its deepest -- is more than the sum of its celebrity interlopers, reclusive Swiss billionaires and their bashful Italian mistresses. It is also home to some of the most impressive scenery and food in Italy."

Sunday, July 30, 2006

John the Crazy

Cadenabbia di Griante: "In the Year of our Lord 1521, in the Castle of Griante, had its end the eventful life of John the Crazy, who was born in Brenzio in the Parish of Dongo.
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The adventure of John the Crazy is but a modest episode in the long and bloody war between France and Spain on Italian soil, which started at the end of the 15th century and ended with the Peace of Cambrai the 8th of August 1529. Nevertheless, it is of particular interest for those, like us, who want to point out how a quiet and peaceful village like Griante had to witness and take part to some events which upset the normal life of people, in a period of great turmoil."

read it, it's interesting...

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Como Como - Google Video

Arrivare a Menaggio...
Como Como - Google Video

Lake Como - Google Video

Da Argegno a Colonno in macchina...
Lake Como - Google Video

LAKE COMO ITALY Lago di Como LARIO - Google Video

video sul lago di Como, mappe, cartine quadri e vecchie stampe.

Simpatico e da vedere.
LAKE COMO ITALY Lago di Como LARIO - Google Video

Meteo lago

situazione meteo ?
più aggiornati di così non si può. (anche l'evoluzione del tempo negli ultimi anni da un osservatorio privilegiato)
guarda, ne vale proprio la pena non solo se sei appassionato di windsurf e vuoi sapere se tira vento oggi (quello non manca mai).
http://www.meteovaltellina.it/Current_Vantage_Pro.html
e poi
http://www.lumin.it/meteo/stazionemeteo.html

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Breaking the bread (and medieval curse) an island tradition - Italy - Europe

..forse noi non lo sappiamo, ma in Australia lo sanno:

Breaking the bread (and medieval curse) an island tradition - Italy - Europe: "Breaking the bread (and medieval curse) an island tradition

June 18, 2006
Jennifer Grimwade discovers a delicious tradition on a tiny island steeped in superstition.

Never had we lunched with a host threatened by a violent death, on an island cursed since the 12th century. Nor had we before joined a post-lunch exorcism. Isola Comacina, the tiny enchanting island in the middle of Italy's picture-perfect Lake Como, was uninhabited for centuries. People were frightened away when highly regarded poet, the Cumano wrote: 'Island, cursed be thou throughout the ages!'"