Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Italy Flag
                                                                      roads in italy

                                                                    resturants in italy

                                                                    pastas in italy

river in italy


                                                    
                                                                        Yule Log



The Leaning Tower of pisa

Monday, January 9, 2012

TRIP TO ITALY!!!!!

Day 1: traditions
            On new year’s eve they light a yule log and keep it burning until new year’s day
 Day 2: Common cooking methods
              I notice that most of the food in Italy’s small restaurants is very traditional, and they also prefer lots of pasta.
 Day3: Geographic  location
       I WOKE this morning and it was raining and cooled. The t.v said was going to be partly cloudy and cooled for the rest of the week.
Day 4: flavor principle used in your country 
         I went into a small store and I was looking for ginger, saffron, coriander, parsley, and rosemary. I had to ask the clerk help  me find what I needed but she hardly spoke English so I didn’t get anything.
day 3: meal schedule 
     Small breakfast 
      Lunch is large
     Dinner is medium
 Day 6: Example of a typical meal 
     Me and my friends were at a restaurants and all the had was pizza and pasta mainly.
  Day 7: foods in America that originated from America   
     Pizza, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo,  and meat balls
Day 8: interesting facts i learned why we were there
  1.  Everyone over 18  can vote but to vote for senate you have to be 25 years or
  2. The  ice cream cone is an Italian invention 
  3.    The average Italian consumes  26 gallons of wine
  4.  Every kid between the ages of 6- 14 got to mandatory school. more the 90% of them attend public schools considered  better for learning then private  
  5.  Italy national dish is pasta