Now I'm sure you all missed me very much while I was away, and I guess I kind of promised you guys an Italy post, but quit honestly, I learned too much to just limit this post to one thing... so, you get a little more bang for your buck in this one. Here's, What I Learned in Italy!
Fanta - They only have Orange Fanta in Italy but it is 100Xs better than any orange soda in the states, and other than lots and lots of red wine, was the only thing I drank during my 10 day stay.
Mozzarella di Bufala - We all love mozzarella, heck give me a string cheese on my worst day and it'll bring a smile to my face, but as it turns out, it tastes way better in Italy. Their secret? They use milk from water buffalos. Yeah, I thought it was weird at first too, but oh so delicious!
Sexy Mayor and my FBD, Tommaso Pellegrino invites you to see 8 more things MissBleecker learned on her Italian vacation!Joe Petrosino - In Padula, one of the bumblefuck towns we stayed in, their local hero, I guess he's like their Batman, is Joe Petrosino, a man who is supposedly very well known to New Yorkers (we'll just let them keep thinking that.) Joey was a local guy who moved to NYC and became the first immigrant to be part of the NYPD and who aslo helped bring down the mafia... that is until he returned to Italy and got shot 4 times in the face.
St. Francis Basilica - On my trip I also went to Assisi, which for those of you who were brainwashed Catholic, know that it is the hometown of St. Francis, friend to the animals. There we learned that he was the first stigmatist to receive the 5 wounds of Christ... also there's a dress code to go into the Basilica and most of the women were forced to cover their slutty shoulders. Gotta love sexual oppression by religion.
Tommaso Pellegrino - So I've been told Italian men are hot, eh. The whole metrosexual European thing's not really my cup of tea, but then I feasted my eyes on the 5 course dinner, drinks included, that is Tommaso Pellegrino, the mayor of Sassano, who I believe is single (yeah I could be the first lady of Sassano.) We went to see him speak on June 2nd (which I guess is like their 4th of July) and though I couldn't understand a single word he was saying, I felt the passion in his speech against the mafia. Here's hoping he has better luck than Joe Petrosino.
Mozzarella Sticks - They don't have them in Italy and I was laughed at when I told a local that they are delicious.
Side note: I stand by my assessment!
Sparkling Wine - In Italy you can order wine, still or sparkling. Sparkling wine is wonderful and tastes like fuzzy grape drink!
Italian Stereotypes - They're all true! They all drive like maniacs and every time someone they know (and they know everyone) walks into a room everyone shouts, "EY!"
McDonald's - McDonald's in Italy are awesome. They serve the full menu during all hours of operation, which was awesome getting fresh McNuggets and fries at 9AM Italia, or 3AM US (which is generally the time I go to Micky D's anyway.) Also McDonald's serves beer! On tap!
All Mountains And High Altitude Makes MissBleecker A Loopy Lady - Yeah I got it, Italy has hills. No, I did not. Italy is just one giant ass mountain, made up of smaller, but still very large mountains. Everything was uphill. My buns are literally steel now! And because there are such big mountains, a girl raised below sea level isn't used to the altitude at 500 meters and so I was a little loopy for the first couple days.
I miss Italy! It was really amazing, I had tons of fun and I hope you all have the chance to go one day. But for those of you who won't be able to, here's a little piece of Italy for your personal files. The below video is from Day 3, when we hiked up a mountain to what can only be construed as hiking to heaven. Here's a video of 3 Italian puppies!
Side note: You can hear me at the end say, "It's alcoholic," because some guy came around with a tray of flavored Grappa and Limoncello. Needless to say, we put the puppies on hold.
Fanta - They only have Orange Fanta in Italy but it is 100Xs better than any orange soda in the states, and other than lots and lots of red wine, was the only thing I drank during my 10 day stay.
Mozzarella di Bufala - We all love mozzarella, heck give me a string cheese on my worst day and it'll bring a smile to my face, but as it turns out, it tastes way better in Italy. Their secret? They use milk from water buffalos. Yeah, I thought it was weird at first too, but oh so delicious!
Sexy Mayor and my FBD, Tommaso Pellegrino invites you to see 8 more things MissBleecker learned on her Italian vacation!
Joe Petrosino - In Padula, one of the bumblefuck towns we stayed in, their local hero, I guess he's like their Batman, is Joe Petrosino, a man who is supposedly very well known to New Yorkers (we'll just let them keep thinking that.) Joey was a local guy who moved to NYC and became the first immigrant to be part of the NYPD and who aslo helped bring down the mafia... that is until he returned to Italy and got shot 4 times in the face.
St. Francis Basilica - On my trip I also went to Assisi, which for those of you who were brainwashed Catholic, know that it is the hometown of St. Francis, friend to the animals. There we learned that he was the first stigmatist to receive the 5 wounds of Christ... also there's a dress code to go into the Basilica and most of the women were forced to cover their slutty shoulders. Gotta love sexual oppression by religion.
Tommaso Pellegrino - So I've been told Italian men are hot, eh. The whole metrosexual European thing's not really my cup of tea, but then I feasted my eyes on the 5 course dinner, drinks included, that is Tommaso Pellegrino, the mayor of Sassano, who I believe is single (yeah I could be the first lady of Sassano.) We went to see him speak on June 2nd (which I guess is like their 4th of July) and though I couldn't understand a single word he was saying, I felt the passion in his speech against the mafia. Here's hoping he has better luck than Joe Petrosino.
Mozzarella Sticks - They don't have them in Italy and I was laughed at when I told a local that they are delicious.
Side note: I stand by my assessment!
Sparkling Wine - In Italy you can order wine, still or sparkling. Sparkling wine is wonderful and tastes like fuzzy grape drink!
Italian Stereotypes - They're all true! They all drive like maniacs and every time someone they know (and they know everyone) walks into a room everyone shouts, "EY!"
McDonald's - McDonald's in Italy are awesome. They serve the full menu during all hours of operation, which was awesome getting fresh McNuggets and fries at 9AM Italia, or 3AM US (which is generally the time I go to Micky D's anyway.) Also McDonald's serves beer! On tap!
All Mountains And High Altitude Makes MissBleecker A Loopy Lady - Yeah I got it, Italy has hills. No, I did not. Italy is just one giant ass mountain, made up of smaller, but still very large mountains. Everything was uphill. My buns are literally steel now! And because there are such big mountains, a girl raised below sea level isn't used to the altitude at 500 meters and so I was a little loopy for the first couple days.
I miss Italy! It was really amazing, I had tons of fun and I hope you all have the chance to go one day. But for those of you who won't be able to, here's a little piece of Italy for your personal files. The below video is from Day 3, when we hiked up a mountain to what can only be construed as hiking to heaven. Here's a video of 3 Italian puppies!
Side note: You can hear me at the end say, "It's alcoholic," because some guy came around with a tray of flavored Grappa and Limoncello. Needless to say, we put the puppies on hold.