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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
In a moment of inspiration I’ll come to regret, I’ve decided to visit Bologna for the day. I’ve never been there before, but I know that it’s a university town in Emilia-Romagna famous for its miles of...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
I slept in so late yesterday that I barely made breakfast, and today I’ve missed it entirely. It’s after 10:30 AM and I need to make plans. Tommaso is manning the reception desk at the Hotel Davanzati...
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Monday, June 10, 2013
It’s a rainy morning in Florence, although I didn’t know it until I stepped out the door. The window in my room at the Hotel Davanzati has a pair of heavy wooden shutters which I kept closed all night,...
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
I’m bound for Florence this morning, but not quite yet. My train doesn’t leave until just past noon, so there’s still time left for one last walk around the sestiere of Santa Croce before I have to...
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Normally, I like itineraries. It’s the sense of order, I suppose, that appeals to me. But this year, everything is different. Because of the Odd Year Curse and its corollary complications, I was forced...
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Friday, June 7, 2013
It’s probably a bad idea to base a day trip around a single photo op, but there you have it. I once saw a picture of Bassano del Grappa that showed a covered bridge called the Ponte degli Alpini. I’m...
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
This morning, when I sit down to breakfast in the shaded courtyard of my hotel, I am greeted by a woman with a friendly smile, and she brings me a frothy cup of cappuccino sprinkled with cocoa and a...
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
It’s a glorious morning in Venice. I know it is because I can see sunlight out the window of the plane as we approach Marco Polo Airport. I catch my breath when I spot the campanile in Piazza San...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
I’m not a superstitious person by nature. I don’t read tea leaves, play with tarot cards, or knock on wood. I don’t balk at the sight of a black cat, or avoid walking under ladders, and I only rarely...
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Travelogue for Italy, 2013
You may have the universe if I may have Italy. — Giuseppe Verdi Welcome! This is an online travel journal for my June 2013 trip to Italy, which covers the following destinations: Venice Bassano del...
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