Category Archives: Florence

Funny things about my blog

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Selling out?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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My thoughts on Italian language school

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Love is in the air?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Dante Alighieri

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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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Boboli Gardens

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Chicks rule!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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The Museum of San Marco

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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Piazza della Signoria

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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San Lorenzo

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Sophia la Vespa

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 →

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