Comments on: I Vivai di Pistoia http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/ Language and Culture of the Italian-Speaking World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Serena http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Serena Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:17 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=142#comment-301 Salve Daniela, It wasn't my intention to give a 'bad picture' of Pistoia, merely to try and explain why not many tourists visit it. In fact I know Pistoia well, and really like the centro storico. If you re-read my blog you will see that I praise this aspect of the town, and I have often recommended it to friends who are visiting Toscana and want to escape the tourists. From what I know of Pistoia it has been an important industrial town for a very long time, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that most tourists come to Italy looking for the obvious stereotypical romantic places. One of my favourite places in Pistoia is the Marino Marini museum, which I didn't have space for in my blog but hope to do a separate blog in the future. If you would like to contribute some thoughts on what makes Pistoia a special place for you I would love to hear them. A presto, Serena Salve Daniela, It wasn’t my intention to give a ‘bad picture’ of Pistoia, merely to try and explain why not many tourists visit it. In fact I know Pistoia well, and really like the centro storico. If you re-read my blog you will see that I praise this aspect of the town, and I have often recommended it to friends who are visiting Toscana and want to escape the tourists. From what I know of Pistoia it has been an important industrial town for a very long time, and there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just that most tourists come to Italy looking for the obvious stereotypical romantic places. One of my favourite places in Pistoia is the Marino Marini museum, which I didn’t have space for in my blog but hope to do a separate blog in the future. If you would like to contribute some thoughts on what makes Pistoia a special place for you I would love to hear them.

A presto, Serena

]]> By: Daniela http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Daniela Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:35:34 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=142#comment-300 Hi Serena, I am a native Pistoiese - I agree with your comments about the nurseries. But I do not agree about the bad picture you are giving of Pistoia as an Industrial town - it looks like you have never been there. Hi Serena,
I am a native Pistoiese – I agree with your comments about the nurseries. But I do not agree about the bad picture you are giving of Pistoia as an Industrial town – it looks like you have never been there.

]]> By: rowena http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/comment-page-1/#comment-299 rowena Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:17:13 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=142#comment-299 Everything that I can get my hands on in seeds, but you must know that tomatoes and zucchini rules! Everything that I can get my hands on in seeds, but you must know that tomatoes and zucchini rules!

]]> By: Bella http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Bella Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:26:22 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=142#comment-298 Cara Serena, Spero che i tuoi vicini non leggano questo blog!!! :-))) Cara Serena,
Spero che i tuoi vicini non leggano questo blog!!! :-) ))

]]> By: Serena http://www.transparent.com/italian/i-vivai-di-pistoia/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Serena Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:42:27 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=142#comment-297 Salve Rowena, Yes the 'anti-neighbor hedge' is a delicate subject, especially here where 'le chiacchiere' (gossip) is one of the main passtimes. Our strategy was to plant something that started off fairly small so as not to cause too much offense, but which will hopefully in a year or two make a pretty substantial barrier and allow us a bit of privacy. The rosemarino and lavanda is a good strategy, in fact we have a lot of plants which attract 'le api', le farfalle, ecc. What do you grow on your vegetable patch? Salve Rowena, Yes the ‘anti-neighbor hedge’ is a delicate subject, especially here where ‘le chiacchiere’ (gossip) is one of the main passtimes. Our strategy was to plant something that started off fairly small so as not to cause too much offense, but which will hopefully in a year or two make a pretty substantial barrier and allow us a bit of privacy. The rosemarino and lavanda is a good strategy, in fact we have a lot of plants which attract ‘le api’, le farfalle, ecc. What do you grow on your vegetable patch?

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