Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
If you go to Italy, you will want to know where to go to buy the things you need. Marika is here to tell you all about i supermercati (supermarkets) and other stores.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
You're going to the supermarket, but you need a few things first, like a list and somewhere to put the groceries. Marika has the answers.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Supermarkets are divided into departments or sections. Marika takes us around the produce section as well as the seafood and meat counters.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Marika continues to describe what you will find in the various departments or sections of an Italian supermarket.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Visiting a supermarket in a foreign country is such an interesting window into the living habits of a populace. For example, you may be surprised to discover how huge the bottled water section is in just about any Italian supermarket. Discover the other sections with Marika.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
After you have filled your shopping cart, it's time to go to the checkout counter. Marika describes the different registers and the various ways to pay.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Marika provides the terminology you'll need if you shop online using an Italian website.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Vasco Rossi in his hit song Un senso sings about the meaning of life. He's accompanied by an orchestra in Reggio Emilia's Teatro Municipale.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
One of Vasco Rossi's hits from 1994. Part of the refrain is Va bene così (it's fine that way) a great expression to have ready, so go ahead and sing along. Senza parole, in addition to meaning "without words," also means "speechless."
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Marco Lombardo, the chef of a well-known restaurant in the Langhe (a hilly area in Piedmont), demonstrates how to prepare a typical dish of the area: Eggs en cocotte with white Alba truffles.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Ilaria is from Lido di Venezia, a small island near Venice. She tells us about the specialties they offer at the bar where she works, a bar that makes its own desserts. How about having a "Spritz" at the bar?
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
The first part of a trip to Castel Gandolfo, the Roman city famous for having been the traditional summer residence for generations of popes, but also for its beautiful lake.
Difficulty:
Newbie
Italy
At last, we arrive at the lake. We ask to rent a sunbed in order to relax and we lie in the sun to rest, but only after having put on some suntan lotion.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
During the hottest hours of the day, the sun beats down, and seeing that we don't have an umbrella, we have to have something refreshing to drink or maybe jump in the water.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
After spending the morning sun bathing, a slight feeling of hunger sets in. There are a lot of choices: pizza, first and second courses. But, to stay on the light side, fruit salad with a bit of ice cream seems like the best choice.
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