Planning for Italy

Destination: Spoleto in Perugia province of Umbria. In the Tiber Valley.

"Umbria is known as the ‘Green Heart of Italy’. The reason for this is that it is land-locked and most of it lies in the huge Tiber Valley promoting a wonderfully verdant countryside. The Apennine mountains run down the east of the region creating a natural barrier to easterly winds, but not excluding them completely."

"Summertime in Italy can be glorious, so it’s no wonder that in the month of July in Italy it feels like the country is absolutely overrun with every last tourist on earth – despite the higher cost and higher temperatures."

"Temperatures in July vary depending on where you are in Italy, but as a general rule of thumb these are the ranges:

• Northern Italy: 65-85°F (18-30°C)
• Central Italy: 65-90°F (18-32°C)
• Southern Italy: 75-90°F (24-32°C)"

From: http://www.italylogue.com/planning-a-trip/italy-in-july.html

"July and August are too hot for comfortable sightseeing. Although it is no longer true that everything shuts down in August, the cities are best avoided at this time."

http://www.inforoma.it/weather.php

average of 5 days of rain in July

"since Perugia is at a high altitude, it cools down considerably at night, so pack accordingly."

10 dollars = 6.9 Euros

10 Euros = 14.5 dollars

Language Basics:

http://www.ilovelanguages.com/Italian/lesson1.html

Italian Cardinal Numbers: 1 - 100

1	uno	11	undici	21	ventuno	31	trentuno
2	due	12	dodici	22	ventidue	32	trentadue
3	tre	13	tredici	23	ventitré	33	trentatré
4	quattro	14	quattordici	24	ventiquattro	40	quaranta
5	cinque	15	quindici	25	venticinque	50	cinquanta
6	sei	16	sedici	26	ventisei	60	sessanta
7	sette	17	diciassette	27	ventisette	70	settanta
8	otto	18	diciotto	28	ventotto	80	ottanta
9	nove	19	diciannove	29	ventinove	90	novanta
10	dieci	20	venti	30	trenta	100	cento

Counting from one to ten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-STtPd09gI

Saying the alphabet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpWvB6lX1sw