Florence/Tuscany in the snow

(Photo courtesy of Il Corriere della Sera)

Florence and the rest of Tuscany are buried under with snow!

Well, they'll have a bianco natale so that's nice!

Ora si puo' dire 'buon natale'

Il salotto a casa nostra

Stella di Natale

Italy -- out of control -- yesterday

I know we don't normally think of Italy as a scary place, but the protests yesterday that occurred in Rome after the Prime Minister survived a narrow confidence vote in Parliament are just that: scary.

See for yourself in the video at the link below (after the quick ad for parmesan cheese).

http://video.corriere.it/assalto-camionetta-guardia-finanza/ba043e5e-083d-11e0-b759-00144f02aabc

Ce l'ha fatta Berlusconi?

Ma com'e' possibile?

C'e' da dire, pero': una rissa in aula? Priceless.