Showing posts with label Firenze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Firenze. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Top photos from 20 years of blogging

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Leo in Rome , 2018 (Piazza Bucarest) I love this photo so much because it's the honest result of introducing a curious boy to the Eterna...
Friday, August 14, 2026

What I bought at ll Libraccio (Firenze)

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There are many fine bookstores in Florence but Il Libraccio is particularly helpful when you're looking for hard-to-find and possibly o...
Monday, June 01, 2026

The 20th anniversary of my blog!

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Two decades ago, I sought a method to log the ways Italy had seduced me, and the activities I pursued so that the language of Dante would re...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Memories of the House of the Dead (Luciana Nissim Momogliano)

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File under: What I'm reading I read a very short book on the train to NYC in February by a woman who was deported with Primo Levi: Lucia...
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Friday, May 08, 2026

The Four Seasons Hotel in Florence

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The boy whose Fiorentina soccer team shirt reads 'Nato Perfetto' ("born perfect") gets around.  This is a photo of Leo , a...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Giardino Bardini in Florence is delightful

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You can thank my friend, Laurie, that this photo I took in one of the most beautiful places in Florence has finally made it onto the blog. I...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

My favorite photo of Florence?

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I took this photo one morning over the summer as I walked the streets of "my city." Firenze. Florence. The City of Dante. Also: T...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Tiny moments of exquisite beauty in Italy

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The apartment in Florence where we stayed this month during our trip to Italy had a top-floor terrace that stares directly at the Torre di ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

How Italy Ruined My Life (sort of -- for The Millions)

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The way Italian plunges me into an intoxication of sound and thought is something I've wanted to write about for a long time. The way t...
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Monday, July 10, 2023

Guide for your trip to Florence -- buonviaggio!

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When my aunt and uncle embarked on a trip to Florence last year (after an absence of 40 years!), I realized I have slightly skimped on trave...
Sunday, June 04, 2023

Stepping Stones Reveal a Path into Italy's Dark History -- for PBS site

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Writing stories culled from your travels is a dream assignment. I rarely get paid to do it! But in this case I did, and what's more, the...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The Italian trip memento group photo

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How did it start? Why would you do it? Who can say? But as far back as when I lived in Allentown (at least), I've been gathering all the...
Saturday, September 10, 2022

Indo ttuvai (Firenze!)

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Quante volte avrò sentito questa domanda? Comunque sia il conteggio, non basta, ora che non abito  più  a Firenze. Quando arrivai a Siena ta...
Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Italy is Italy: Chiuso per ferie (Coco Lezzone) -- Fave photos/Italy trip

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I often worry that Italy is no longer Italy (like maybe they need the Italian equivalent of 'Keep Austin Weird' bumper stickers ever...