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My stories on the occasion of my post-retirement return to Florence

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Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Jan 1, 2019

Bits and Pieces

(Editors Note: Below are some snippets recounting some of the events during Cindy and Gary's last few weeks in Italy and some…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Jan 1, 2019

Day Tripping!

For part of our time in Siena, we had a rental car and lots of visitors. So, we ventured out.

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Dec 5, 2018

Art

Italians are proud of their artistic heritage, and rightly so. What other country can boast of such richness and talent, both ancient and modern, in…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Dec 2, 2018

Truffle Hunting, Wine Tasting, and Olive Oil

Our friends Dick & Victoria Lister from San Antonio visited us in Siena. Dick & I…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Nov 27, 2018

Il Palio

The night before we were to leave Florence for our stay in Siena, I picked up a copy of The Florentine News, an English language newspaper in…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Nov 19, 2018

Morroco

I may have mentioned that we needed to leave Italy and the entire EU Schengen visa area for a few days. I made the mistake of booking our stays…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Nov 5, 2018

Rome

When Brandon came to visit the three of us took a side trip to Rome for four days. Brandon had an early morning skip-the-line tour of the Vatican…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Nov 1, 2018

The Haircut

I knew I needed a haircut and color — the gray was getting to the point that even Gary, who rarely comments on my hair mentioned it…

Food

How can you write about Italy and not write about food? How can you think about Italy and not think about food? And how can you live in Italy and not…

Cindy L in CiaoMondo

Oct 16, 2018

The Market

At home, Gary does most of our grocery shopping. I hate going to the grocery store except when I am planning to cook a big meal.

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