Preface

Part one; America. Noll's farm

My family

Halloween

First day of school

Reading

Tomato empire

Christmas turkey

Tosca

Handel

Moo

Part two: On the road. Drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll

Odd job

$audiopoly

Made in the USA

Part three: Italy. Italia, ti amo

The perfect cappuccino

Wagner

Caigo

Sir Peter Jonas

Von Clausewitz at Rialto

Gondola

Waiting for the plumber

Cruise ships

Letter for the questore

Part four: In the mountains. Other countries, other habits

Gotthard

Bees

Tigger

Confessions of an American Handel junkie

Miss Brill