#confuoco

(Plaza Mayor Company ltd)

Pietra Ligure – Domenica la cerimonia del Confuoco ‘U Confögu’

Anche quest’anno a Pietra Ligure si rivive l’antica cerimonia del Confuoco. Sembra che la manifestazione risalga all’epoca in cui La Pietra entrò far parte della Repubblica di Genova, nel 1385, riprendendo ciò che avveniva nella Suberba, dove, prima di Natale, l’Abate del Popolo insieme ai doni, portava al Doge l’elenco delle richieste della popolazione.

La domenica prima di Natale, il 21…

Confuoco: domenica a Savona è il momento del Confögu

Cunfögu 2013: torna l’antico e tradizionale rito propiziatorio organizzato dalla associazione A Campanassa e dal Comune di Savona. Domenica 22 dicembre 2013 alle ore 9,30 si ritroveranno i partecipanti in Piazza del Brandale, per la formazione del corteo storico, che partirà alle ore 10,00 ...

Continua la lettura sul Corsara http://www.albengacorsara.it/corsara/2013/12/19/confuoco-domenica-a-savona-e-il-momento-del-confogu/»

Hay!  Yes!  Um the quick and dirty advice I'd give is:

1) Get all the touristy stuff out of the way first.  IDK some people love doing it over and over again but I personally don't need to see Big Ben up close more than once.  But the London Eye is fun, that I would go on more than once.

2) What uni are you going to?  If it is north of the river, don't be turned off to go south of it, especially if its an area that people wrinkle their nose at for really superficial reasons.

3) Go to Burrough Market.  Period.

4) My favorite part of London is Shoreditch/Brick Lane.  Fun shopping, lots of vintage stuff, hot people (lol ok lots of hipsters and indie fucks but you know me), really low key green spaces for picnicking, and REALLY amazing food, especially Indian food.

5) Go to Buttoned Down Disco.  Just look it up and plan accordingly.  It is my fave dance night in London.

6) Get something greasy past midnight at some little kabob shop, at least once.  It may actually be really really good if you happen to be near the right one.

7) Spend your money carefully! I learned this the hard way, it's really easy to go overboard really quickly.  

8) Try to get a student oyster card, you'll save a lot of money.  Seriously.

9) Explore other parts of the UK too if you can.  I loved my visit to Manchester, for example.  And Brighton!

10) If your living arrangements were anything like mine, it may be really easy to JUST be friends with other Americans and other study abroad people.  Dooon't limit yourself if you can help it.  A lot of people I studied with didn't really branch out of their American friends groups and, well, you're in another country, you may as well, you know?  Take advantage of tumblr/lj/whatever other online ppl you know for that too, honestly.  I did and I got to hang out with lots of amazing people and meet other people through them.  It's really really fun and they're great connections to have for future visits as well.  Can't get that if your only friends during study abroad are American.

11) Don't stand on the left side of the escalators in the Underground or I will have to personally come over there and kick your ass.  Like, there is nothing more annoying.

12) Go to more museums and galleries for me because I never get around to it :(  I still never went to Tate Modern and I reeeeally need to go next time I'm there.

13) Be daring, and adventurous, and a little spontaneous, but don't be a fucking idiot.  Which is, you know, common advice for anything really.  But when you're in a new country it bears repeating.  Stay safe and have a lot of fun, but don't feel like you're missing out if you aren't going out every night, even on weekends.  Like, you're a visitor but you'll also be living there for a pretty fair chunk of time.  Don't feel obligated to always have something to do and somewhere to go.