Monthly Archives: June 2018

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 2, Story 2: Hotel Pendini

Posted on June 3, 2018 by postmedievalist

(by Carol) I woke up to warm sunlight pouring through the windows, glittering off the glass prisms of a huge chandelier that hung over our beds.  We slept well at Hotel Pendini, even with that giant, beautiful, death-trap chandelier hanging … Continue reading →

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Day 2, Story 1: Florence to Pisa (AAAAHHHHHH!)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by postmedievalist

(by Carol) Sooooooo: the plan was to catch a train from Florence airport to Pisa, and spend the first few nights there.  Why? Just because! Pam said that she wanted to go to Pisa, and I thought that it might … Continue reading →

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Day 1, Story 3: Brussels to Florence (Ahhhhh!)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by postmedievalist

(by Carol) Upon arriving at the Brussels airport, they made rather a fuss over us: ordering wheelchairs for us, which I very gruffly refused and to which Pam responded with similar disdain. We made our way up away from the … 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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Day 1, Story 1: Ravenna to Florence

Posted on June 1, 2018 by postmedievalist

(by Carol)           I live in Ravenna–Ravenna, Ohio.  Here are a few pictures of some of the views from my home:   I live in my little home in Ravenna, Ohio—which I share with my husband, … Continue reading →

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