Firenze off season, parte uno

In November 2021 I returned to Firenze after three nights in Sorrento and four nights in Naples. (see Three Days in Naples and Three Days in Sorrento, Positano and Pompeii posts)  My goal was to stay until December 10th to see Read More …

Istituto Michelangelo, parte due

If anyone made it through ‘Parte uno’ this post will cover Accommodations, Weekends and Friends, and Location and Facilities; again divided into sections for 2017 and 2019.  Here’s what I’ve learned to look for with respect to Accommodations, Location and Read More …

Istituto Michelangelo, parte uno

https://www.michelangelo-edu.it This post morphed into a much longer article than I planned (even longer than my typical posts) so I’ve divided it into two articles.  ‘Parte uno” covers ‘Placement, classes and activities’ while ‘Parte due’ covers ‘Weekends, Accommodations, Facilities and Read More …

Firenze, old and new

In 2018  my sister and I spent 10 days in Firenze.  The previous year (2017) I spent two weeks in Firenze at a language school (see Istituto Michelangelo, parte uno and Istituto Michelangelo, parte due) and I was excited to Read More …

Florence and Fiesole, parte due

This post is based mainly on my time in Firenze during late September, early October 2017 when I took a  two week course in Italian. I took the course  through a special 50+ program at the Michelangelo Institute.  It also includes Read More …

Florence and Fiesole

It’s difficult to know where to start when writing about Florence (Firenze) and Fiesole. I fell in love with the city the first time I came, following a bike trip, and have returned 10 times since then.  One of my Read More …