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Category Archives: Florence
Funny things about my blog
I use WordPress for my blog and one of the screens shows stats on what posts have been viewed each day. It find it fascinating to look at this page to see who searched for what as some of the … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
Tagged Bratislava, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
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Selling out?
OMG, today I applied for a job! Today marks exactly five months since I landed in Firenze (Florence) and embarked on my wild and crazy odyssey of travel and language learning! I have spent a considerable amount of time in … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Florence, Outplacement, Patagonia, Salta & environs
Tagged Argentina, Chicago, Dublin, Patagonia, Salta, San Zeno
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My thoughts on Italian language school
My personal feedback on Italian language schools, after studying in Siena, Firenze (Florence), Lucca and Verona: They are fun! I have been at four schools and they were all fairly similar in terms of having a set amount of time … Continue reading
Posted in Florence, Italian language school, Lucca, Siena, Verona
Tagged Firenze, Florence, Italian language school, Lucca, Siena, Verona
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Love is in the air?
I don’t know what kind of pheromones I was setting off today but it was another one of those “Italian men gone wild” kind of days. It seems as though I was being watched on my way to the Boboli … Continue reading
Dante Alighieri
Has there ever been anyone alive or dead that you just felt you had some strange connection with, or maybe just an unusual curiosity, and needed to get to the bottom of it? There has been something nagging at me … Continue reading
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Tagged Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence
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Boboli Gardens
I got up early again this morning and headed off to the Boboli Gardens before it got too hot. I don’t think I have slept late once since I have been in Italy! The gardens are largely formal and … Continue reading
Posted in Florence, Medici, Michelangelo
Tagged Boboli Gardens, Medici, Michelangelo, Palazzo Pitti
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Chicks rule!
Anna Maria Lodovica was the last of the Medici family. She died in 1743 and she is now in San Lorenzo. She left her entire estate, in perpetuity, to the people of Firenze. This included the amassed Medici collections found … Continue reading
Posted in Florence, Medici
Tagged Anna Maria Lodovica, Firenze, Florence, Medici, Palazzo Pitti, San Lorenzo, Uffizi
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The Museum of San Marco
I wasn’t even sure I would visit this museum while in Firenze. It wasn’t on my short list but I happened to be in the neighborhood today so figured why not? Oh my! I am so glad I did! I … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Florence, Fra' Angelico
Tagged Fra' Angelico, museum of San Marco
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Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria is an interesting place. First of all, it is huge! Secondly, it contains an interesting array of sculptures (some original, some copies). The statues on display include a massive statue of Cosimo I on horseback, the Neptune Fountain … Continue reading
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo was the parish church of the Medici family and they didn’t spare a penny on it! The church contains bronze pulpits by Donatello and a staircase designed by Michelangelo. Also lovely little chapels and plenty of frescos! Most … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Donatello, Florence, Medici, Michelangelo
Tagged Donatello, Firenze, Florence, Medici, Michelangelo, San Lorenzo
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