Italy from the Inside

The two faces of the Italian carnival

Carnevale di Venezia

Photo by my friend Roberta

Sunday, when I learned that my friend Roberta went to Venice to see the carnival, I asked her to send me some photos of the event, one of which I’m now sharing with you. Il carnevale di Venezia is an experience that everyone should make at least once in a lifetime. I had the chance to see it a few years ago and loved it. I think it is such an elegant carnival where people come from everywhere to dress in gorgeous costumes and hide behind mysterious masks.

Then, there is the other face of the Italian carnival: the hilarious one.

Carnevale 2018 Trieste

Photo by my friend Gabriella

I couldn’t stop laughing when my friend Gabriella sent me this picture from Trieste. Have you seen the guy on the right? He is wheeling on the Vespa!

Carnival has become an important event in Italy, even schools are closed during the festivities, which didn’t happen when I was younger (bummer).

What about you? Which kind of carnival do you like the most, the elegant one or the hilarious one? For me, it’s hard to decide…

Cool Vespa calendar

Italy from the Inside

This calendar is vintage in every sense: not only it displays an image of one the earliest Vespas, but it also operates like the old calendars used to do: with a wheel system that allows you to change date (and keep the thing forever, which is why it is called calendario perpetuo– perpetual calendar). Go, Vespa lovers, go!

 

The old “wasp”

Orange Vespa- Italy from the Inside

You may already know that I have a passion for old Fiat 500s, but when it comes to the due ruote (two wheels) the old Vespa (in English Wasp) is for me and will always be the one and only. I have many memories linked to it, even though I never, ever drove it. Can you believe it? An Italian who loves the Vespa and never drove it? Now I do feel down. I need a spoon of Nutella to cheer me up…

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