An American woman moves to Florence and this is what happens...
Fans
6 of 188 fansSee All
Favorite Pages
Photos
2 of 8 albumsSee All
Boboli on an autumnal dayCreated last Saturday
Le terrazze del Duomo e la CupolaCreated about 2 weeks ago
Living in Florence, Italy -- Melinda Gallo
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 I realized today that I'm a creature of habit: I walk down the same streets and go to the same areas. Today, however, I went to see a friend of mine at her office. I walked down via del Sole, hopping up and down the marciapiede (sidewalk) while other people were coming t...
link:Full Article...
Saturday, November 28, 2009 Some people leave the city when they have a day off, but when I have a day off, I visit my city. I had been wanting to go back to the Mostra dei Cristalli (Crystal Exhibition) since I first went in May. I thought I had missed my chance because it was supposed to end at...
link:Full Article...
Sunday, November 22, 2009 Our friends invited us to a birthday lunch outside of Florence today. I was excited to get out of the house since I've been staying home a lot. Every day I look out at the low hills across the stagnant Arno and crave to be outdoors. We left the house around noon and head...
link:Full Article...
Living in Florence, Italy -- Melinda Gallo Latest "Expats in Florence" article has just been published in The Florentine!
www.theflorentine.net
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
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 While I was flipping through the giornale (newspaper) last Sunday, I found an article about a libro (book) called "Non vi lascerò orfani (I won't leave you to be orphans)" by Daria Bignardi. The word orfano (orpha) struck a chord with me so I read the article. The autho...
link:Full Article...
Monday, November 16, 2009 Five years ago today I returned to Florence and began writing my blog. As a gift to myself, I decided to buy a Fiorino (Florin). I have always wanted to buy one, but never had an occasion to do so. For me the fiorino represents my city especially since it has the giglio ...
link:Full Article...
Saturday, November 14, 2009 I found out about the Terrazze del Duomo (Terraces of the Duomo) by chance a few months ago. I had originally asked two different friends of mine, but we never found the time to go together. Then, just a month ago, Alessandro told me that a group of his colleghi (colle...
link:Full Article...
Friday, November 13, 2009 A veil of grey blanketed the city today. The hills in the distance seemed softer and faded into the sky. It was as if the city had been stranded and nothing beyond my view existed. I felt like I was in a dream where everything was hazy and unclear. After being chained to...
link:Full Article...
Jeff Shapiro Great blog, Melinda. I read it often to remind myself just how lucky we are to live in this part of the world.
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...
link:Full Article...
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...
link:Full Article...
