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Day 4, Story 2

Posted on June 5, 2018 by nemo52

While Carol worked on her class and rested, I played Grand Lady of the Piazza.  I walked over to the Basilica and went in.  What splendor! If course, the building is vast, and one enters by going thought a courtyard, … Continue reading →

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Day 3, Story 2

Posted on June 5, 2018 by nemo52

Our two days at the Hotel Roma, as Carol noted, right on the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, were wonderful, as we recovered from travel fatigue and began to realize we were in Florence!   After lunch at the tiny Ottaviana … Continue reading →

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Day 2, Story 4: Hotels and Piazzas

Posted on June 3, 2018 by nemo52

Hotel Pendini, elegance personified, in the heart of what looks like Florence’s high fashion district.  The taxi took us by glass store fronts for Dolce and Gabbana, Stella McCartney, and other big name fashion houses.  People in the streets were … Continue reading →

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Day 2, Story 3: Pisa, Pisa, Pisa

Posted on June 3, 2018 by nemo52

I remembered continental European train stations as busy, and sometimes confusing, from my Europass days during my junior year of college, now 45 years ago — ahem.) At the time I was 20 years old, active, and had much less … Continue reading →

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Day 1, Story 2: Pam’s Version

Posted on June 1, 2018 by nemo52

Planes and boats and trains.  Well, no boats (yet).  However, it was a pretty rigorous trip to get from Albany to Florence involving driving and being driven, planes (two), golf carts (two?  three?), shuttle buses (two) taxis (three so far) … Continue reading →

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