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Tag Archives: Firenze
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
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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
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Le biciclette
Lucca is very flat; it is also walled, and the center of town (the bit within the walls) is essentially pedestrian only, similar to most Tuscan towns. This makes for a perfect setting for bicycles (le biciclette). Everyone rides their … Continue reading
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
The Museum of San Marco – update
I had to go back the museum today and snag some more photos. Again, no flash!!! I have appended my earlier post to include the new photos. One other huge plus to this museum is that it has one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Firenze, Florence, Fra' Angelico, museum of San Marco
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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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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
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Tagged Anna Maria Lodovica, Firenze, Florence, Medici, Palazzo Pitti, San Lorenzo, Uffizi
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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
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Palazzo Vecchio
Friday, after school, I headed to the Palazzo Vecchio which is on my way home. The Palazzo still serves the role as Firenze’s town hall but also served as (one of) the homes of Duke Cosimo I (di’ Medici) who … Continue reading
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Tagged Cosimo I, Firenze, Florence, Medici, Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi
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Firenze at sunset
From my hotel’s rooftop.
