Got Jenn to the airport on time, despite traffic Got lost coming back from the airport… missed one of the on-ramps to Lucca and ended up on top of a mountain in Monte Serra and three dead-end roads. Bella is getting better at reading maps… Finally got a photo of a sunflower field, along with […]
Yes, they have Claritin in Italy! the package is even in Braille
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Posted 30 July 2007
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The best restaurant we have found in the Lucca area is Butterfly, which I had noticed the first time I drove out here (and which was exactly a year ago this week). We tried to go last November after thanksgiving but they were full. We finally made it in May with Amy & Joanne and […]
I fell asleep watching tv and woke up to this. I went outside and watched with Giuliana, Alessandra and the other neighbors for a bit. It’s 1:30 am here now, and this is what i’m going to be hearing for the rest of the night… rally.MOV
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Posted 29 July 2007
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This jar is used to catch mosquitos. Maybe we can get one for our yard too? This is the hugest beetle we’ve ever seen, twice as big as the one we found in our basement in February.
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Posted 28 July 2007
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Today we drove up, up, up, to the highest village in the valley, Colognora, to find this museum, whose sign by the highway we noticed when we first arrived two weeks ago. It’s really only open on Sundays but Jenn found the curator and got him to open it up for us today along with […]
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Posted 28 July 2007
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it’s been a hot summer here!
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Posted 28 July 2007
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delle gallini di Giuliana!
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Posted 28 July 2007
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Apparently, there will be lots of activity on the street tonight. Signs along the road say that our street will be closed from 00:30 to 09:00 on Sunday, but since yesterday there have been check points set up and people practicing driving fast on this rather narrow winding road. Eeks. Staying home for dinner. More […]
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Posted 28 July 2007
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in Bagni di Lucca. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Heine Es schauen die Blumen alle Zur leuchtenden Sonne hinauf; Es nehmen die Ströme alle Zum leuchtenden Meere den Lauf. Es flattern die Lieder alle Zu meinem leuchtenden Lieb – Nehmt mit meine Tränen und Seufzer, Ihr Lieder, wehmütig und trüb!
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Posted 28 July 2007
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