{"id":17609,"date":"2024-11-18T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?p=17609"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:43:35","slug":"the-windy-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/the-windy-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The Windy City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Gabriel Harmetz<\/span><\/p>

While born and bred in Manhattan, I spent all my summers in Trieste. It is a beautiful city not known to most tourists, since it is not well connected to the rest of Italy by railways.<\/span><\/p>

Trieste is located in the Northeastern corner of Italy, a 20 minute car ride from Slovenia.<\/span><\/p>

Even though it is a medium-sized city with 200,000 inhabitants, it reminds me a bit of Manhattan, in that its mentality has been influenced by several cultures\/nations: Balkan, Austro-Hungarian, Venetian, Greek and Jewish, which ended up blending into a great mix (Austrian organization and Italian warmth!)<\/span><\/p>

Trieste\u2019s main symbol is the \u201cbora\u201d, a wind so strong that in my grandmother\u2019s times women would have weights sewn into the hems of their skirts, and there were thick ropes attached to buildings and poles that people would grab to avoid being blown away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In winter, the bora makes the waves crash against the pier, where they sometimes freeze into fairylike shapes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The frigid and dark winters contrast with its warm and pleasurable summers, thanks to the fact that Trieste is one of the very few cities that boast beach clubs and numerous hidden coves that people can take advantage of for a quick swim during their lunch break.<\/span><\/p>

Kids around my age tend to gravitate towards the Barcola promenade, which is free and always crowded.<\/span><\/p>

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People say that the row of hedges separating that promenade from the highway was planted because the sight of beautiful girls walking in their bikinis was causing way too many car accidents!<\/span><\/p>

Best Hotels: Savoia Excelsior, Duchi d\u2019Aosta, or James Joyce.<\/span><\/p>

Historic Cafes: caff\u00e8 degli Specchi, San Marco, and Tommaseo.<\/span><\/p>

Best Gelato: Gelato Marco <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Biography:<\/strong><\/p>

I am a senior (12th gr) at Ramaz Upper School in Manhattan and I am fully bilingual (English\/Italian).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I was born in NYC, but my mom is from Venice and always spoke only Italian with me, while my grandma would send me frequent packages of Italian books, comic books and DVDs , and I always attended Italian summer camps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am an extrovert and love spending time with my (numerous!!) friends, playing basketball, and playing drums and piano. I make perfect pasta al dente!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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