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Living in Florence, Italy -- Melinda Gallo
Kate Swoboda Oh Melinda, reading your blog just tugs at all of my heartstrings that miss Florence...you bring the city back to me so vividly. Thank you! ;-) ~ K
Carol Firenze Anglin Florence is truly graced with Melinda's presence. It was wonderful meeting you in your glorious city in September!
Sunday, November 8, 2009 This morning I woke up to the church bells chiming and the rain falling on the roof above my head. After I got out of bed, I stood at the window with my legs leaning against the radiator as it was warming up. The sky was a blanket of grey with the outlines of a few clouds...
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Friday, November 6, 2009 While the sun was setting behind the tall buildings in my neighborhood, I walked up via dei Neri and then up the street between the Uffizi and Palazzo Vecchio to meet my friend Lucia. We had planned to go to the first presentation of Jane Fortune's latest book, "Invisible...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 I had been looking forward to seeing the play The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter for weeks. Not just because it was going to be in English, but also because my friend Claire was going to be performing in it. The play, which was produced by Performance International, was ...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 Before having lunch with my suoceri (in-laws) today, I had time to run in centro (downtown) to check out the piazza around the Duomo that they made pedonale (pedestrian) last week. With my macchina fotografica (camera) around my neck, I left our apartment. I only had an h...
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Ann really enjoyed reading your blog.
Sunday, October 25, 2009 By 10am this morning I was walking down via dei Neri toward the Uffizi. I had planned to visit the Palazzo Vecchio because today is La Giornata del Fiorentino (Florentine Day) when they offer free visite guidate (guided tours) for residents. But because it was only a clou...
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Living in Florence, Italy -- Melinda Gallo Latest "Expats in Florence" article has just been published in The Florentine!
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Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives
Thursday, October 22, 2009 I had been looking forward to this day for a long time. I signed up to go on a guided tour of the Jewish Synagogue in Florence, organized by The Florentine. After living in Florence for many years, I had never visited the sinagoga (synagogue) before. I had made plans a ...
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Brooke Thank you for your response to my message! Hope you have a great day :)
Sunday, October 18, 2009 After having a caffè (coffee) with a girlfriend this morning, I went for a passeggiata (walk) around centro (downtown). I don't go in centro on the weekends because the streets are usually crowded. I had been wanting to take foto (photos) for a while because we've had cle...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 I was invited by a friend to attend a special event at the Palazzo Tornabuoni yesterday that was reserved for club members. The biographer Victoria Glendinning and the literary agent Al Zukerman were scheduled to speak informally to a small group of people. I arrived e...
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