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Some stuff

2010-09-10T09:56:00.000-07:00

Ok I've seen the new Shrek, and i kind of liked it, yet I think it's the worst of the saga...

As seen as I've got nothing else to say about the movie, i'll post some pics of the volcano of Stromboli, in Sicily, Italy, where I went a few years ago.
During the night(around 2/3 AM) I, a couple of friends and our guide, went on the volcano, even if it's not allowed, and, without any light but the moon, stop at 100m from the crater.
Stromboli is still an active volcano, and every 10/15 minutes erupts a powerful splash of lava and ashes, it's quite impressive even during the day, but in the darkness it's amazing! Also because we could go much nearer to the crater than during the day(we went up the same day, in the afternoon)...
Here's the pics!

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Shrek

2010-09-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

Going to see the new Shrek movie, it has been released only few days ago here...
I'll post my thoughts on it later!

Pompei

2010-09-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

The URL of my Blog is "Pompei Ruins", therefore i'm going to tell you about those amazing ruins: Pompei is located in Italy, in Campania, near Naples, and its ruins are the remains of the ancient Roman City buried by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvium.

There are temples, thermae, gyms, theaters and forums all of them incredibly well preserved by the ashes, but the greatest thing is to walk around a city built more than 2000 years ago, and still looking the same as those times.

You can feel the magnificence of the Roman Empire, their ability in building, and you can see great similarities between them and us: all over the city(it's around 0,63 km2 wide) you will find several "Thermopolium", places where people went to buy beverages and food to consume on the spot...

You can take a look of Pompei with Google Street View, but obviously i suggest to see it:

http://maps.google.it/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=it&geocode=&q=scavi&sll=40.751516,14.487855&sspn=0.011964,0.019248&ie=UTF8&radius=0.5&rq=1&ev=p&hq=scavi&hnear=&ll=40.752361,14.485795&spn=0,359.980752&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.749076,14.485025&panoid=IGiGpMo-VVXOq3oQZyQtpA&cbp=12,230.53,,0,5

This is the theatre

This is a view from an higher point

And that's a Thermopolium, it has holes on the counter which were used to keep stuff(food and drinks)

Conclusion: Go visit Pompei, it's AWESOME!

Focusing

2010-09-08T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!
Tomorrow I'vean important exam(Pharmacology), but, as you can guess, i'm not studing right now... I need to learn how to focus better and longer, can somebody help me? Any trick or useful method for increase my ability of focusing on my books??
Thanks!!!

Climbing Part II

2010-09-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

Sharing a great view from the top of a cliff in Italy, and my beloved helmet, which, luckily for me, has never been hit by falling rocks/never protected my skull from anything, but i use it nevertheless...

Recipe!

2010-09-07T11:57:00.000-07:00

I'm in the mood of sharing another recipe!
It's "Pesto alle noci", pesto with walnuts:

First, it's a sauce for pasta, so you need to cook pasta too, i suggest short pasta, not spaghetti or similar.
Ingredients:
75grams of walnuts(already opened)
30grams of grated Parmigiano Reggiano
2 garlic cloves
20grams of basil (or celery)
40grams of ExtraVergin Olive Oil

You need to whip all the ingredient till you get a thick yet amalgamated paste, then cover the paste with a thin layer of oil and put in the fridge.
When you've cooked the pasta, add a couple of spoons of the boiling salted water a couple of minutes before pasta is cooked, and mix the paste.

Grate other Parmigiano Reggiano if you like!
Enjoy

Free Climbing

2010-09-07T04:07:00.000-07:00

I'm a free climber, have you ever thought of try this sport?
It's amazing, even if I'm not really good, I enjoy a lot the feeling of putting yourself on trial against the mountain! Luckily, i can get to nice places to climb in a few hours with my car, and i've many of them near so I can always change... Only thing i hate, is the walking part before the real climbing starts...

New Shoes?

2010-09-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.vibramfivefingers.it/eng/kso.aspx

anyone tried these? or at least knows someone who has them? or a friend of a friend etc etc?
because i'm really thinking of purchasing them, or a different model, because i'm a climber, and because they look sooooo good!

thanks people!!

INFO

2010-09-07T00:57:00.001-07:00

Couple of Info, always useful!

Harry Potter?

2010-09-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

I liked Harry Potter even before seeing those...
Yet, I'm quite more aroused by those pics...

Awesome pic!

2010-09-06T10:12:00.001-07:00

This pic is AWESOME!

BTW, i just got back from a trip, sry if I've forgot to visit all my fav blogs!

Pics

2010-09-03T16:48:00.000-07:00

I'm sure this will be appreciated!

You're welcome, more next days!

Recipes

2010-09-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

I'm going to share a little recipe:

Pasta with speck, cream and walnut. (speck is a particular kind of ham, really nice tasting!)

First, cut speck in cubes or just little pieces, if sliced, around 1 inch.

Then, smash as many walnuts as you want, the more the better!

In a pan, start heating the speck with low heat, it's own fat will fry it, just for 4-5 minutes, so that it won't incinerate, then add the walnuts and, after 1 minute(always keep on turning both speck and walnuts, so they don't burn) add the cream.

Keep turning everything, add salt and black pepper, and a little bit of fresh milk, in the cream seems to be not enough.

When you reach the desired consistency, shut the flame, it will need around 10/15 minutes.

To cook pasta(i suggest penne or rigatoni, or any short pasta), boil water with handful of salt and add pasta, cook penne for around 9 minutes turning them every 1-2 minutes so they wont end up all glued.

Bon appetit!

Great Idea!

2010-09-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

I'm really going to try, even if I don't really believe that it will be as awesome as the pic says(come on, light from the glass, that's kinda impossible...)

First

2010-09-02T14:46:00.001-07:00

If you are interested in roman history, you need to go to the Pompei Ruins in Italy, they are really awesome, you'll fell like you're living in a city 2000 years old!