... from Bergamo at 6 pm for what was to be a picnic on Montisola, but once at Rovato the motorway staff informed us that the last shuttle had left at 7 pm. We were just a handful of minutes late. We then ...
... concerns paying 88 euros to bigger corporations stumping up a hefty 40,000 euros yearly. In a company-rich province like Bergamo, this has translated into bonanza years.
The statute of Italian Chambers ...
... on the future of the national road that crosses through that town. This used to be the link between Bergamo and Milan until the motorway was inaugurated in 1927 – the first leg of what would become a vital ...
The 26 August is Bergamo’s patron saint day and it is recognised as a local holiday. If it falls on a Sunday there is no replacement, but if it’s on a weekday we don’t go to work. In 2013 it falls on ...
... was phoning to say she had now moved to Bergamo, was currently on maternity leave and was keen to learn Italian, so was I still interested in having an exchange with her? We made a date and met at the ...
If I open my window facing east today, it seems as if nothing has changed. And yet, the ominous stillness of the scene portends some great transformation that I am unable to predict. In theory, the yellow ...
... a ticket for La Bohème I heard a lady in the queue enquire about La serenata al vento, due to be on stage in Bergamo as a world premiere. The opera had in fact won a competition at the Teatro alla Scala ...
... Bergamo, not least because young people flock here to listen to summer concerts or attend other events, much to the annoyance of the sports buffs who complain about the damage to the lawn by the crowds. ...
... Bergamo, for example, we find them in the very town centre, which was developed in the 1920’s when the war wounds were still open in the conscience of the Nation. Too many horrors and much suffering needed ...
... secretly flattered.
My journey back to Bergamo, today, was not the most relaxing with all the local trains cancelled. But at least, I spent time at leisure in my favourite station and that was enough ...
... speak French, he assumed we were foreign tourists and was eager to tell us about his home town. I informed him I was only from Bergamo, and it was not the first time I’d visited, but this only made things ...
... of reaching the cool mountain air.
The Adda now separates the provinces of Bergamo and Milan, but for centuries it was an international boundary, so to speak, between the Grand Duchy of Milan and the ...
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The late 1800’s saw the inauguration of a railway that connected Bergamo with Clusone, but the train service was discontinued in the late 1960’s to be replaced by coaches. Gone the railway, people wouldn’t ...
... stories about relatives, for me just idle talk. And lastly, they were left behind in Milan when my grandfather retired to Bergamo, so distance added another reason for estrangement.
Still, I wanted to ...
The inhabitants of Bergamo often joke about their town being a small place because they keep bumping into acquaintances or relatives where they would expect the least. This jocular complaint is inspired ...
On Saturday I was driven out of town by the desire to follow a certain route in the plain. I was not only aiming at taking some exercise on my bike, but I was also going in pursuit of a fancy. In fact ...
... a chat with one of the hawkers, a dignified man wearing a wide-brimmed felt hat. A native of Piedmont, he has been coming to Bergamo for St. Anthony’s festival ever since he was a lad, some fifty years ...
I absolutely love it in December when I go to work and I see the dawn in a clear sky. It’s one of the most beautiful natural spectacles, which I can enjoy only the couple of weeks around Christmas because ...
... I didn’t expect Bergamo was such a busy place, but the nearby airport is certainly in for something. Actually, I’ve had to turn down more than half the requests I’ve received or my flat would have been ...