Benvenuti in Italia!!!!

~Blog post #1~ April 9, 2015 By McKenna Kaminski My culture that I am focusing on is Italy! I am interested in this culture because Italy is a place Ive always wanted to visit. My mom and Mame both love to cook italian! Its also one of my favorite foods to eat. All I know about Italy is that there is great food and its a beautiful place to be. Three interesting facts about italian food is that lunch is the main meal of the day, pizza used to be dry flatbread that was used for poor people, and pasta is the most important food in Italy! https://www.google.com/#q=grand+canal+venice&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDQzsHsxCHfq6-gXFRVpYSJ4hlFF-QYamlkJ1spZ-Tn5xYkpmfp5-cX5pXUlRplVhSUpSYDBIqfsTozS3w8sc9YSmnSWtOXmO04SKoRUiCi801rySzpFKIj4tHCm6vBgPPEZmrZ2Q7M-xXiv14MGuvp1Pp7voSAAQRr6mkAAAA&imgrc=rUGzg07GKHx5eM%253A%3Bundefined%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fthumb%252Fa%252Fa3%252F1_venice_grand_canal_rialto_bridge_2012.jpg%252F1280px-1_venice_grand_canal_rialto_bridge_2012.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FGrand_Canal_(Venice)%3B275%3B183 This is a picture of the Grand Canal in Venice which can be accessed by water transportation! the water transportation is called a gondala, which reminds of a banana (just like food).Italy is a long peninsula! Italy is bounded by France, Austria, Switzerland, and Slovenia. italy was also the cultural center of the Western world during the 13th and 16th century!!! These are some fun facts to learn about Italy, but until next time.... Arrivederci!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!