Pisa

April 8th 2016
Spring Fashion We were spending a sunny afternoon walking the narrow back streets of the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood on the other side of the Arno River from downtown. We had already passed the massive Pitti Palace and were heading towards the Santo Spirito church and square. The lilac bushes have just reached full bloom and overpoweringly scent the air with a fragrance so intense that the e ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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12th April 2016

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Many nice photos
Many nice photos in this blog entry. I picked this one as an homage. I went to Pisa myself a few years back and seeing this photo of the leaning tower made me wish I had taken it myself. Very good photo, much better than any of mine. /Ake

12th April 2016

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Nanci and David Curry

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Thank you, Ake! That's very nice to say and we appreciate the comment. Italy is a beautiful place and nice photo opportunities seem to be everywhere. We always like to visit and hopefully will again soon. Thanks, again!

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