Hi conner, thats the fourth video that im watching and i have to say i'm really enjoying them. The spontaneus mood and the explorations are winning factors for me. I wish you the best!!
I love Bergamo alta (the old part of the city). When i was to move to Italy, my desired options were Bergamo or Pavia. Both medieval towns. As you will be in Milan I warmly suggest you to visit the ancient university town of Pavia (ca 30 km south) As Lombardy, with all the Veneto regions, belonged to the Austrian Empire, Pavias university was created by Maria Theresia, the Empress of Austria. But Pavia is much much older, as everything in Italy... You seem to like medieval town, I am sure you will be impressed by Pavia, which was the "capital" of the Longobards - one group of the many "barbars" descending to Italy when Rome was too weak to respond. The Longobards were the first who converted to Catholicism, therefore, at the time, there were more churches than homes! I moved to Pavia where I lived 10 years. I was so impressed by everything. It is a little town, which remained small. You feel the university life style, with thd students still wearing the old mantels with hood when there are particular celebrations. The Minerva statue (goddess of wisdom & war), symbol of pavia, there she holds the speer upside down to underline the preference to wisdom instead of war... Thank you for your videos. I have been following you from the very beginning, enjoying so much your travels to countries I am familiar to. & laughed a lot with your trying to pronlunce Eichhörnchen! Unforgettable! I'm half Swiss-German n Italian. I was a language teacher when I still lived there. I also taught German in the American system of a boarding school in the Bernese Alps. I know how difficult it is for English speakers the German language! Much love! Carla
You just walked by the most beautiful little church in Bergamo Alta, without visiting. .. Just at the beginning of the street after the university and 10 meters away from the first drinking water fountain... What a pity... Chiesa Di San Michele Al Pozzo Bianco. I got married in that place full with Lotto paintings and art work
Using a ancient building as a college? Yes, the maintanace of those old buildings is expensive as hell and the only way to reduce the costs is to used them. We do that a lot in Germany, you cannot have only museums and it is so much fun to have band rehearsals in a old castle or stay overnight in a 500 year old youth hostel. And I can tell you, you enjoy it every day.
i guess everyone loves to experience their own country through foreigners eyes, that's why under every travel vlog of any country half of the comments are from locals, but damn i think for us italians is even more of a wild ride, we don't really grasp how beautiful some of our cities are untill we see someone react to it for the first time. if you happen to be in Rome i would love to be your fixer for half a day
Its true ! For every country and city - to see through foreign eyes is to see it new again in a small way. I love watching these videos about my town too
Se ti piacciono le città fortificate allora vieni a Lucca in Toscana, dal 30 ottobre al 3 novembre c'è il Lucca comics & games, la 2° fiera più importante al mondo sul fumetto dopo quella di Tokyo!
La città alta di Bergamo, sono di parte e la conosco molto bene, è secondo me una bella cittadina che offre angoli di visione fantastici, tutta da vedere. bye bel video complimenti
The small car at 20:50 is a Fiat Topolino. It is a L7 light car, max speed 45km/h and can be driven with a moped license from an age of 14 on. It is produced by Citroen in Maroco as the Citroen Ami, the Opel Rocks-e and the Fiat Topolino. The Fiat is the best looking version in my eyes. They use the same parts for the front and back and both sides, so that the right door opens to the front and the left to the rear. It is more a moped with a roof.
In the 60's and 70's in the US, the Topolino was sometimes used as a drag racing car. The tiny body with a massive American V8 in it was always something I loved. My first car, I got when I was 15, was a 71 Fiat Spider 124. Most of my friends were not familiar with Fiat, and it was often referred to as an MG, lol.
i cant help but strongly advice you to visit literally anywhere around bronte sicily :) its said to have the best most fertile volcanic soil therefore the among best healthiest tastiest food on the planet outstanding even for italian standards if you ask me :D
It is said Bèrgamo, with the accent on the first "e." In the local language it is called "Bèrghem." The ancient meaning of the name is "City on the Mountain."
@@antoniolavecchia1464 esatto, anche se l'origine del nome è più probabilmente celtica, però è un'evidenza la similitudine a molti toponimi germanici, per esempio Bergen in Norvegia, anche questa una città su una montagna. In effetti "heim" sta per casa, dimora, villaggio. "Berg" sta certamente per montagna, collina, altura, sopra. Magari Berghem è una trasposizione successiva longobarda del precedente toponimo celtico con la medesima radice e significato. Se non erro Brenno (capo/condottiero), Brennero, Brixia (Brescia) hanno la stessa radice celtica. Qui in Liguria esiste Bergeggi, che essenzialmente è un'isola che ricorda una montagna in mezzo al mare. In ligure Briccu/bricchi sono le vette delle montagne e "u brennu" è la crusca, la parte esterna (sopra) del grano.
Just a quick info: in Italy the water from street fountains is drinking water. If not there is a big warning sign, or there is no water! I love Bergamo alta (the old part of the city). When i was to move to Italy, my desired options were Bergamo or Pavia. Both medieval towns. As you will be in Milan I warmly suggest you to visit the ancient university town of Pavia (ca 30 km south) As Lombardy, with all the Veneto regions, belonged to the Austrian Empire, Pavias university was created by Maria Theresia, the Empress of Austria. But Pavia is much much older, as everything in Italy... You seem to like medieval town, I am sure you will be impressed by Pavia, which was the "capital" of the Longobards - one group of the many "barbars" descending to Italy when Rome was too weak to respond. The Longobards were the first who converted to Catholicism, therefore, at the time, there were more churches than homes! I moved to Pavia where I lived 10 years. I was so impressed by everything. It is a little town, which remained small. You feel the university life style, with thd students still wearing the old mantels with hood when there are particular celebrations. The Minerva statue (goddess of wisdom & war), symbol of pavia, there she holds the speer upside down to underline the preference to wisdom instead of war... Thank you for your videos. I have been following you from the very beginning, enjoying so much your travels to countries I am familiar to. & laughed a lot with your trying to pronlunce Eichhörnchen! Unforgettable! I'm half Swiss-German (from Luzern) n Italian (from Milan). I was a language teacher when I still lived there. I also taught German in the American system of a boarding school in the Bernese Alps. I know how difficult it is for English speakers the German language! Much love! Carla
As an Italian, a little tip for foreign tourists ,avoid renting a car in the south of Italy, it can happen that when the traffic light is red, the tires are stolen and the car radio by closed car windows.🙂
All I had to do was scroll down a bit to find a comment bashing the US. You can't help it, is it insecurity? According to a Pew study, 76% of Americans have been to at least one other country, and about 50 million traveled out of North America each year.. You have to understand, we don't have many other countries within a days drive, like you do, and you can spend a lifetime exploring the US. It also has to do with income, obviously lower income people don't travel out of the US very often. Try to say something positive next time.
@@1972Ray What are you babbling about? I have some American friends telling me this that I wrote and if you get mad it's not my fault, there's a button that says "next video" press it 👋🏻
