Tuesday, June 21, 2011

IL MIO BEL SAN GIOVANNI

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Ceiling mosaics of the baptistery John the Baptist is the patron saint of  Florence  and his day of celebration is coming up very so...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

CAFFETTERIA DELLE OBLATE

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Have a light lunch or a drink in one of the coolest gems in  Florence -  it's neither chic nor fancy, but local, historical and tranqu...
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Friday, June 3, 2011

OSPEDALE DEGLI INNOCENTI

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Ospedale degli Innocenti Florence  is the home of the first orphanage in the world. A structure entirely dedicated to the care and mai...
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

COFFEE COOL

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I recently did a tour for a great group of Aussie high school teenagers.   When speaking with their lovely (and cool) English teacher who w...
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Sunday, May 22, 2011

GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA - THE FRIAR WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

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 Girolamo Savonarola by his follower Fra' Bartolomeo The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, originally from Ferrara, was hanged an...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Lions and tigers and bears... oh my!

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 Room after room of the fantastic creations that roam the earth.    Anotomical models in wax made between 1770-1850.   L...
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

ITALIAN EASTER: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG, BUT THE EGG, THE DOVE & THE PASTIERA!

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La colomba pasquale  / the  Easter Dove During this past Easter, I discovered yet another regional speciality. The pagnotta (left)...