"C is For City"

There are a few small towns in central Italy whose names start with 'C'. I have always thought it would be fun to establish a connection with them. I would start with Cortona, the most visited town by Americans in Italy. It is a very nice place for shopping. Then I would select Città della Pieve which is interesting as a stage and then Chiusi which is easy to reach by train and is a strategic place for a meetup as an example. I have always known Chiusi for its train station in fact. However, I have discovered Chiusi a few weeks ago for its professional ballet school I didn't know of. There is also an archaeological museum that I have planned to visit. Cortona, Città della Pieve and Chiusi are all at hand from where I live and in a small area including three different provinces and two regions: Umbria and Tuscany. I am discovering this area with you as I moved here a few years ago. Italy is like a continent in miniature. You are never done with exploring it. Don't you agree?

"Cake Stands for Cama" is a series of short blog posts
regarding all things I like starting with 'C' like 'Cama'.
I have also thought of adding towns to my favorites list.

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'C' For 'CHERRIES'

Fede Galizia (Italian late Renaissance woman artist 1578-1630), Silver compote with cherries and a butterfly, oil on panel, private collection

In Italian we have a tasty tanslation of 'one thing leads to another'. We say 'one cherry leads to another'. The reason for reinventing the word 'thing' for this saying is that in Italian the word thing translates COSA. On its turn the Italian word for CHERRY, ciliegia starts with 'C' and that's where the substitution comes from.

I noticed this interesting curiosity by translating this Italian saying into English. I could not find such an involvement of cherries in English like we do in Italian. So I did a little research. I found out that German and French adopted the Italian saying's literal translation:  'Eine Kirsche zieht die andere' for German and 'Une cerise tire l'autre' in French. Other languages in Europe translated the original Italian saying literally: 'One cherry leads to another', which is so true for cherries. I can't wait for cherries to be back in season. I love cherries!

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This is my second edition  of short  stories entitled "Cake Stands for Cama": stories about my favorites starting with the letter "C".  

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