How not to get ripped off while eating in Italy

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I remember studying these panels in high school—and I remember that the Seattle Art Museum got to have 3 panels for a special exhibition during their restoration period, and that only 4 cities got to view them before they were returned to Florence to be encased in oxygen-free environments, “never to leave Florence again”.
…but I didn’t get to see them! Now I’ll get to see them up close and personal. =)

I remember studying these panels in high school—and I remember that the Seattle Art Museum got to have 3 panels for a special exhibition during their restoration period, and that only 4 cities got to view them before they were returned to Florence to be encased in oxygen-free environments, “never to leave Florence again”.

…but I didn’t get to see them! Now I’ll get to see them up close and personal. =)

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The oldest and most famous bridge across the Arno, the Ponte Vecchio we know today was built in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi to replace an earlier version. The characteristic overhanging shops have lined the bridge since at least the 12th century. In the 16th century, it was home to butchers until Cosimo I moved into the Palazzo Pitti across the river. He couldn’t stand the stench as he crossed the bridge from on high in the Corridorio Vasariano every day, so he evicted the meat cutters and moved in the classier gold- and silversmiths, tradesmen who occupy the bridge to this day.

——-Frommers.com

The oldest and most famous bridge across the Arno, the Ponte Vecchio we know today was built in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi to replace an earlier version. The characteristic overhanging shops have lined the bridge since at least the 12th century. In the 16th century, it was home to butchers until Cosimo I moved into the Palazzo Pitti across the river. He couldn’t stand the stench as he crossed the bridge from on high in the Corridorio Vasariano every day, so he evicted the meat cutters and moved in the classier gold- and silversmiths, tradesmen who occupy the bridge to this day.

——-Frommers.com

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Celebrating the Festival of Gioco di Calcio: First, divide the city into its traditional neighborhoods, cover Piazza Santa Croce with dirt, and don Renaissance costumes. Next, combine two parts soccer, one part rugby, one part football, and a heaping helping of ice-hockey attitude. This game, in which a few dozen men forget all the rules as they do anything they can to score goals, makes regular soccer look like croquet on Quaaludes. Give the winners a whole calf to roast in the streets and write it all off in honor of St. John the Baptist.

– Frommer.com

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Venice in a Day

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Europe in Ten Days--look at Italy!

A vaporetto is a waterbus operation. Vaporettos can be found everywhere there’s water in Italy.

A vaporetto is a waterbus operation. Vaporettos can be found everywhere there’s water in Italy.

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Glassblowing on Murano Island

Glassblowing on Murano Island

San Lorenzo Market

San Lorenzo Market

How not to get ripped off while eating in Italy

I remember studying these panels in high school—and I remember that the Seattle Art Museum got to have 3 panels for a special exhibition during their restoration period, and that only 4 cities got to view them before they were returned to Florence to be encased in oxygen-free environments, “never to leave Florence again”.
…but I didn’t get to see them! Now I’ll get to see them up close and personal. =)

I remember studying these panels in high school—and I remember that the Seattle Art Museum got to have 3 panels for a special exhibition during their restoration period, and that only 4 cities got to view them before they were returned to Florence to be encased in oxygen-free environments, “never to leave Florence again”.

…but I didn’t get to see them! Now I’ll get to see them up close and personal. =)

The oldest and most famous bridge across the Arno, the Ponte Vecchio we know today was built in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi to replace an earlier version. The characteristic overhanging shops have lined the bridge since at least the 12th century. In the 16th century, it was home to butchers until Cosimo I moved into the Palazzo Pitti across the river. He couldn’t stand the stench as he crossed the bridge from on high in the Corridorio Vasariano every day, so he evicted the meat cutters and moved in the classier gold- and silversmiths, tradesmen who occupy the bridge to this day.

——-Frommers.com

The oldest and most famous bridge across the Arno, the Ponte Vecchio we know today was built in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi to replace an earlier version. The characteristic overhanging shops have lined the bridge since at least the 12th century. In the 16th century, it was home to butchers until Cosimo I moved into the Palazzo Pitti across the river. He couldn’t stand the stench as he crossed the bridge from on high in the Corridorio Vasariano every day, so he evicted the meat cutters and moved in the classier gold- and silversmiths, tradesmen who occupy the bridge to this day.

——-Frommers.com

(Source: frommers.com)

Celebrating the Festival of Gioco di Calcio: First, divide the city into its traditional neighborhoods, cover Piazza Santa Croce with dirt, and don Renaissance costumes. Next, combine two parts soccer, one part rugby, one part football, and a heaping helping of ice-hockey attitude. This game, in which a few dozen men forget all the rules as they do anything they can to score goals, makes regular soccer look like croquet on Quaaludes. Give the winners a whole calf to roast in the streets and write it all off in honor of St. John the Baptist.

– Frommer.com

(Source: frommers.com)

Venice in a Day

(Source: vimeo.com)

Europe in Ten Days--look at Italy!

A vaporetto is a waterbus operation. Vaporettos can be found everywhere there’s water in Italy.

A vaporetto is a waterbus operation. Vaporettos can be found everywhere there’s water in Italy.

Glassblowing on Murano Island

Glassblowing on Murano Island

San Lorenzo Market

San Lorenzo Market

Italy Dreams

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