A piazza is an open area, usually blocked off to cars, that is a kind of park. There’s usually some kind of monument or fountain in the center. There are, in most piazzas, street vendors selling anything from clothes and scarves to fresh fruits and sandwiches. A lot of people are also in a piazza because it is a safe place to walk.
Barzini says that Italians like to put on a show and one of their stages is a piazza. He uses example like a mother with her baby, when she is alone, she is like any other mother, but when someone is in the room, she becomes “Mother Love.” He also uses the example of an Italian man with a foreign girl. He puts on such a good show to the girl, that she is not able to resist him.
In Piazza Navona, there were 3 fountains (even though one was under construction). There were caricature artists and street performers. All around the edge of the piazza were different cafes where tourists could sit outside and enjoy Italian cuisine. It is truly a different experience in every piazza we go to.
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Andrea, well done. Good work incorporating the reading.
ReplyDeleteGood job! I agree that the atmosphere of the piazzas is similar to a show, and each person within is a performer. And each piazza does seem to have a different feel to it based on its size and what it contains. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, this was a simple, to the point blog. I really liked the way you said people like these areas because it is a safe place to walk. God knows we all like that, especially the way Italians drive. Keep on learning and growing in this Italian lifestyle. Good work!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the piazzas are a show and they are all different! and right on with the safe place to walk they are the only places you dont have to worry about being hit by a car! Good job!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that it is easy to feel safe in the piazza because there are so many people around. I love the fact that no cars allowed in the piazzas; as Carol said, it is the one place we don't have to worry about being hit by a car and practicing Universal Healthcare. You see couple everywhere not just in the piazza putting on their show for the world to see.