Crema sapone is not a lotion, it is liquid soap. We learned it the itchy way, putting on our newly inquired Crema “cream” that made my skin smell really good, but itch. First I thought it is all the lemons 🍋, but finally I checked my translation app: Crema sapone = liquid soap.

Miele is a German household appliance company. In Italy it is also honey 🍯.

Te caldo is not cold tea, te caldo is hot tea. So I order “te caldo nero, per favore” and the waiter usually asks “is English breakfast ok?” So much for that. “Yes, English breakfast is ok”

Piovere, another little village nearby that can be reached by an hour long hike. Our friend Laura has the hardest time memorizing that name, so she came up with her version of a brain fart: “pee on ovary” – pee ovary – Piovere. Easy cheesy! Btw brain fart would be called “donkey bridge” in German. Eselsbrücke