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Dolly is in Verona
Good morning, everyone, Yes, Susan and I are in Verona. On Tuesday, we flew from home to Rome, then caught a train and came directly to Verona. It made a very long day for us, but we slept well that...
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Now in Montepulciano
Oh, boy, Hi, everyone. Susan and I arrived in Montepulciano yesterday. Thank God, we had arranged for a taxi pick-up from the train station in Chiusi, as we had a 25 km. ride with an ? Excellent? Taxi...
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Starting Our Classes in La Bella Lingua
Hello, everyone, Yes, now we have started what we had come to do. Learn Italian. We are attending Il Sasso Scuola per Stranieri. And indeed…students are from all over the world, and we started as...
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Tuscan Hills and Hill Towns
Good morning, everyone, I have a few minutes before class begins, so I will tell you more about hill towns. First, have I told you these towns are beautiful? Oh, yes, I do believe I have said that ad...
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Living in a Tuscan Hill Town
Today is a rainy day. The rain started this morning; it stops for awhile, then it starts in again. Therefore, this is a perfect day for studying and reflecting. After I sent the blog post this...
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Visiting Cortona
Buona Sera, Tutti, Good afternoon. It is Saturday in Montepulciano, so we have some free time. This town is really getting geared up for the big festa at the end of the month. There is a lot of...
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Italy: La Festa, Calici della Stelle
Good afternoon, everyone, Yes, it is Tuesday already, and you are probably wondering why I haven’t told you about the Festa, as I promised. It is a very short story, but I have to tell you. I am so...
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The Churches of Rome
What a day we had! It was a gorgeous, sunny day, and we wanted to start our Sunday in the right way, so we went to Mass at a church just 2 blocks away from our apartment. We made it in time for the...
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Wonderful Days in Rome
Wow! Rome certainly has taken hold of me. This is a beautiful city, and huge. I think what has impressed me the most on this visit is how large, magnificent and really, really old the structures, the...
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From Rome to the Ligurian Sea Coast
Wow! Time flies when you are having fun! I realize it has been several days since I wrote a post for this blog. Sorry, as I do want you sharing these experiences with me. However, we had sporadic...
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The Day of 900 Stairs
Ok, gang, As you know, our first day on the Cinque Terre (yesterday) was not so fun. We had rain, off and on, all day. The trails were closed. We had enough good weather to allow us to explore both the...
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Rolling the Barrels in Italy
Buongiorno, tutti, Yes, we returned to Montepulciano for the barrel-rolling competition, called the Bravio delle Botti. We arrived on Friday afternoon, and the festivities were well under way by then....
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Getting Lost in Venice
Yes, we are in Venice. Our first night here, we ventured out just to sight-see, without any true destination in mind. We found a great little trattoria in a tiny square (Campo). We had a lovely seafood...
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Venice With Dolly
Wow! We are really on the go, now. Diane, Lynnie and Nichole all arrived here in Venice on Monday afternoon. We got settled into the apartment, took the gals on a short orientation walk, then gave them...
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Bolzano and The Dolomites
Yes, we are now in Bolzano, the beginning of the Dolomites. I am sitting on the terrace in front of my hotel room writing to you and here is what I am seeing in front of me: Tomorrow we will be...
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First Hike in the Dolomites
Good afternoon, everyone, Yes! Although the clouds covered the mountains this morning, we decided to give hiking a try anyway. We got on a bus which took us to the gondola station, then took the...
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Visiting Marinzen
Good afternoon, Today, according to weather.com, it was supposed to rain. I am glad to say that once again the forecasters were wrong. We woke up to a beautiful sunshiny day. Right now, at 4:00 p.m., I...
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Our Last Day in the Dolomites
Good evening, all, Yes, I am almost packed and ready to leave in the morning….physically, that is. Emotionally, not nearly ready to leave this gorgeous area. I find the Dolomites to be so majestic, yet...
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Italian Days Food Experience in Modena, Italy
Wow. What a day we had! We had arranged to do a tour again, with Alessandro, owner and creator of Italian Days Food Experience. (http://www.timesofitaly.com) Susan and I had done this tour last year,...
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Vernazza in the Cinque Terre
Wow! Once again time has gotten away from me. We are packing, getting ready to leave Cinque Terre tomorrow and all at once I realized I had not posted anything from here. We arrived in Vernazza in the...
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