Alex Britti
Again, it could only happen in Italy: a pop/blues singer pens a love song to his parents.
Italian House Numbers
House numbers in Milan and many other cities are usually standard and boring, like this:Â 
. But sometimes you find interesting and unusual ones, so I’ve decided to collect them.
Italian Fountains
Not every Italian town is famously picturesque, but, even in those that are not, the attentive observer can find a wealth of beautiful detail and decoration. (I’ve already mentioned the doorknockers.) So here’s a collection of heads on fountains from all over Italy (not necessarily dull ones).
^ These three are all in Chiavenna
^ Varenna. “Forbidden to wash and make dirty.”
^ This poor chap in Lecco has a right to feel that his dignity has been wounded!
San Pellegrino: The Remains of the Grand Hotel
A relic of the heyday of San Pellegrino, the Grand Hotel was (quite literally) a watering place for the wealthy, in the early 1900s when health spas with natural mineral springs were all the rage. The hotel is an Art Nouveau treasure, built in 1905, but now sadly going to ruin, its fixtures gradually being auctioned off (as shown in the sign above).
If I had a few million euros, I’d buy this poor old hulk and restore it.
Index of Videos
All my videos [to 2007] are listed here in reverse chronological order of the date they were shot, newest on top. To visit the related web page, click on the title. To download the video, right-click on the video filename and select “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”.
Work in progress – there are probably many links on this page that I still need to fix!
- Beginning with I: The Trailer – swf – wmv – m4v
- Landour Snow, Dec 10, 2007
- Woodstock Arts Evening, Dec 8, 2007
- Woodstock School Jazz Band, Dec 3, 2007
- Woodstock School Christmas Chapel Concert Dec 2, 2007
- Landour Wedding Party, Dec 1, 2007
- “Taming of the Shrew” Wedding Dance, Nov 16, 2007
- Hummingbirds in New Mexico – flv – Aug, 2007
- Roasting Green Chiles – Aug 17, 2007
- Tin Tin Su and Our Lady of Drosophila – Jul 15, 2007
- Song: Amo Tutte le Signore – Jul 15, 2007
- Fanfara dei Bersaglieri – Jul 3, 2007
- Getting Girls Into Science Early – Jun 3, 2007
- ‘E Cal’arroste – swf – m4v
- Il Castello di Vezio – swf – m4v Apr 28, 2007
- Il Muro di Sormano – m4v Jan 31, 2007
- Windy Sunday on Lake Como – swf – m4v Oct 9, 2006
- The Italian Correspondent (part of the Node 666 video collaboration – fiction!) Sep, 2006 – notable as the only time, so far, that I have appeared in front of the camera! – YouTube
- Parc Guell – swf – m4v Aug 16, 2006
- Casa Batlló – swf – m4v – wmv – divx May 21, 2006
- The Streets of Barcelona – swf – m4v – wmv May 1, 2006
- Good Friday, Jesus Christ Superstar – swf – m4v Apr 25, 2006
- Post-Funeral Jazz and Barbecue – swf – m4v – wmv Apr 12, 2006
- Funeral Recessional – swf – m4v – divx – wmv Apr 1, 2006
- Graveside Remarks – swf – m4v Apr 11, 2006
- Funeral Processional – swf – m4v – wmv Apr 1, 2006
- The Giving Tree – swf – m4v – wmv Apr 1, 2006
- Dad’s Eulogy for Rosie – swf – m4v Apr 1, 2006
- What I Said at Rosie’s Funeral – swf – m4v Apr 1, 2006
- Mantova – swf – m4v – wmv Mar 6, 2006
- Domo Arigato – swf – m4v Feb 18, 2006 (filmed Jan 7, 2006)
- Video Comment on Current Events – swf – m4v – wmv Feb 12, 2006
- Video Postcard from Lecco – swf Feb 11, 2006
- Heavy Snowfall in Lecco Jah 27, 2006
- In the Kitchen at Spankyville – swf – m4v Jan 3, 2006
- You Can Leave Your Cat On – swf – m4v Dec 30, 2005
- Flying Over the Swiss Alps – swf – m4v Dec 26, 2005
- Wind-Up Soul – swf – m4v
- Woodstock Reminiscences on Video – swf – m4v
- Christmas in Lecco – m4v Dec 24, 2005
- Italian Christmas Carols – swf – m4v Dec 4, 2005
- La Transumanza – m4v – snow.swf Nov 19, 2005
- Video Postcard from Villa Monastero – swf – wmv – divx Oct 16, 2005
- Sunday Sing-Along – wmv – m4v Oct 2, 2005
- Corteo Manzoniano 2005 – swf – divx – wmv – m4v – Oct 1, 2005
- House Tortoise – swf – m4v Aug 15, 2005
- Mehndi Hand Painting – – wmv – divx – Aug 14, 2005
- Transportation in Jaipur – swf – wmv – m4v Aug 9, 2005
- English Words in Hindi Script – swf – m4v Aug 9, 2005
- Teej Festival – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 8, 2005
- How to Tie a Turban – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 8, 2005
- Jantr Mantr – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 7, 2005
- Handprinting Cloth Demonstration – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 6, 2005
- Elephant Ride to Amber Fort, Jaipur – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 6, 2005
- Inside Amber Fort – swf – divx – wmv– M4V – Aug 6, 2005
- How to Weave a Handloom Carpet – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 6, 2005
- Evening Songs at the Samode Haveli – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 5, 2005
- Learn the Indian National Anthem – swf – wmv – divx – Aug 3 , 2005
- Cicadas – Aug 2, 2005
- Tibetan Prayer Wheels – swf Aug 1, 2005
- Mussoorie Monsoon Melody – swf – wmv – divx – Jul 30, 2005
- Tenzing’s Monkey Tales – swf – wmv – divx – July 29, 2005
- Old Delhi Station – swf – July 28, 2005
- Old Delhi at Night – swf – July 27, 2005
- Video Postcard from Bellagio – swf – Jul, 2005
- Italia Marching Show Bands – wmv – divx – Jul 3, 2005
- I Love a Parade – swf – swf – wmv – M4V – Jul 2, 2005
- Transport Surprises – swf – swf – Jun 25, 2005
- MBA Graduation Ceremony – swf – m4v Jun 10, 2005
- And She Was – mov – Jun 7, 2005
- A Close Shave – mov – Jun 3, 2005
- Lecco Kayaker – mov – Jun, 2005
- Milan Central Station – mov – May 24, 2005
- Kids on Scooters – mov – May 11, 2005
- Java – swf – wmv – divx – Apr 16, 2005
- The Great Escape – swf – wmv – divx – Apr 16, 2005
- The Hundred Years’ War – wmv Mar 10, 2005
- What Am I Doing Here? – swf – Mar 10, 2005
- Commuting Kids – swf – Feb or Mar, 2005
- La Bottega del Maiale – swf – wmv – divx – Feb 25, 2005
- Spankyville, Subtitled – swf – wmv – divx – Feb 13, 2005
- Welcome to Spankyville – swf – Feb 13, 2005
- Winter Wonderland – swf – Jan 22, 2005
- Bright Lights, Big City – swf – wmv – divx – Jan 10, 2005
- Jewelry Repair – swf – wmv – divx – Nov 3, 2004
- Jantr Mantr Delhi – swf – Nov 2, 2004
- Delhi Bartender – swf – Nov 2, 2004
- Delhi Dancers – swf – wmv – divx – Nov 2, 2004
- Making Rumali Roti – swf – wmv – divx – Oct 30, 2004
- Air Tabla – swf – Oct 30, 2004
- Sitar Concert with Sanjeeb Sircar – wmv – divx – Oct 30, 2004
- Making Jalebis – swf – Oct 30, 2004
- Making Naan – swf – Oct 29, 2004
- Campfire
- Dancing Queen
- Presentation and Tea for Dick Wechter – Oct 29, 2004
- Midlands with Festive Lights – swf – Oct 28, 2007
- Seen from an Indian Train – swf – wmv – divx – Oct 28, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: The Grim Sweepers – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: Parade! – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: La Peste – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: Procession – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: The Kidnapping of Lucia – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Corteo Manzoniano: Tradimento! – swf – Oct 10, 2004
- Moving In – swf – Sep 27, 2004
- Moving Out – swf – Sep 27, 2004
- Volunteers – swf – Sep 25, 2004
- Blues Brothers Come to Lecco – swf – Sep 18, 2004
- Moving the Chandelier – swf – Sep 24, 2004
- Funiculi, Funicula – swf – Aug 22, 2004
- Ristorante il Capriolo – swf – Sep 6, 2004
- Summer Storm Over Lake Como – swf – Aug 20, 2004
- Ross & Hamish – swf – Aug 14, 2004
- The Ferry Arrives – swf – Aug 14, 2004
- Ferry Loading and Departure – swf – Aug 14, 2004
- Introducing the Turtles – swf – Aug 3, 2004
- Summer Fun, Italian Style – swf – July 27, 2004
- On the Road to Siena – swf – July 27, 2004
- Italian Gospel – swf – July 20, 2004
- “A Sua Immagine” – swf – July 19, 2004
- Wind-Up Soul – Jul, 2003
