Italy Fever : 14 Ways to Satisfy Your Love Affair with Italy

by Marwitz, Darlene

• ISBN13: 9780966499827
• ISBN10: 0966499824
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Villa Texas Inc

Summary

Join author Darlene Marwitz as she departs from her architectural background and succumbs to the pleasures of Italy -- all year long. Follow along as she renews her post-forty spirit by pursuing her passion and by indulging in engaging (and often humorous) ways to feed an Italy fever. Marwitz shares old and new ideas and humble experiences to help readers discover, interpret, and incorporate "pieces" of Italy into their own daily lives. From talking to a map of Italy on her walls to collecting old postcards of Venice and Rome, from sampling gelato combinations and calling it "research" to overdosing on Verdi and Puccini, from stalking used bookstores for Italy-looking and -sounding titles to marathon movie weekends via video -- she is smitten, even obsessed with all things Italian. With gusto, Italy Fever is sprinkled with favorite references to food, books, movies, operas, and websites.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(6)
Update Passports and Luggage	7	(12)
Display Maps As Art	19	(16)
Travel Through Movies	35	(12)
Learn to Speak a Little Italian	47	(14)
Savor the Food and Drink of Regional Italy	61	(20)
Keep a Notebook, Journal, or ``Scrapbox''	81	(14)
Travel Through Books	95	(22)
Indulge in Milanese Fashion (or Plant a Garden)	117	(12)
Experience Italian Music and Opera	129	(12)
Celebrate with Gelato and Espresso	141	(10)
Ride a Bicycle at Home and on Tour	151	(16)
Contemplate the Art and Architecture of Italy	167	(14)
Collect Postcards and Slides	181	(12)
Relish the Ritual of the Passeggiata	193	(14)
Nebulous Notes and Web Sites	207	(18)
Movies That Depict Italy	225	(6)
Books That Depict Italy	231