Italian Romance Enthusiast Gifts

"Sometimes I wish you were more incandescent -- you know, like an Italian."

Tartine

Screenwriters pitch movie to studio boss: 'It's a reinterpretation of Bicycle Thieves, that classic of Italian neo-realism. We're calling it, Dude, Where's My Chopper?'

"I was sent down to the minors and from there to Europe, and one thing just led to another."

Leaning Wine Bottle of Pisa

"Now you've seen the bust how about letting me see Naples?"

"I'm just saying. This would be even MORE romantic if we couldn't see in the dark."

Mantis Love

"The Leonardos, the Raphaels, Titians, Veroneses, Giottos... Italy wants them back, all 427 of them."

Italia tours

Brighton Bersagliere.

Borgias holding a 'come as you wish to go' party

Fully aware of the dangerous romance of Venice's canals and bridges, Gwendolyn approached this moment with a degree of caution.

Statue is moved to hold up the leaning tower of Pisa.

"Excuse me, but have you ever thought of play the mandolin?"

'We go to Italy in the summer - it's like a home from home for the kids!'

Italy in Three Days."We're doing Assisi tomorrow. Myra wants to shop red leather jeans."

Gondolier

Galilei Galileo.

'I'm developing a foot fetish.'

FASHION NOTESFIRST SHOES FROM ITALY

"Oh Darling, you're spoiling me! I've never tried tropical fish!"

'He's not getting lucky tonight. He smells too good.'

I can't bear to be without you.

'I even love the way you snore!'

Michelangelo eh...well you're going to have to come up with some ID!

'Wow, 600 lbs of dark chocolate signals that you won't mind my inevitable obesity.'

'You're a filthy pig, Gordon! I guess that's why I love you so much.'

'I have a thing about Italian food-my wife has a thing about Italian waiters !'

'Ahh, the '74 Amarone. Unfortunately, I can't sell it to you. There's no possible way you'd appreciate it.'

'You are very deer to me.'

'We think Rome was built at night sir, because last week you told us that Rome wasn't built in a day!'

421AD...north east Italy

Sergio Mattarella

"Yes, a lie. I've been living a lie, I'm not Italian at all."