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Recap of our six weeks in Florence (video)

Recap of our six weeks in Florence (video)

Richard, one of our fellow Road Scholars, assembled this beautiful 4:16 video summarizing our six weeks together in Florence. He showed it at our farewell lunch on Saturday, but was kind enough to send us all a copy to share. It’s a great recap of this fabulous trip.

David June 8, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Heading home

Heading home

A driver picked us, Georgia and Lori up from our respective apartments at 3:45 am, and we arrived at the airport half an hour later. We were all smiles in this photo, but we were half-asleep and sad to be leaving Florence. 

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Boboli Garden and farewell lunch

Boboli Garden and farewell lunch

On our last full day in Florence, we walked through the Giardino Boboli (Boboli Garden), one of the few places on our “must see” list that we hadn’t yet visited, and then bade farewell to our Road Scholar classmates and group leaders over yet another fabulous meal.

David June 7, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Winding down

Winding down

Today was the final day of language classes for three people from our Road Scholar group enrolled in the Classical Italian course (the others, in the Survival Italian course, had their last class the day before). We were all starting to pack up and prepare to head home, but we met together for dinner in the evening.

David June 6, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Bardini Gardens and symphony

Bardini Gardens and symphony

With just three days remaining, we were trying to cram in a few more experiences that we’d missed so far, including a walk through the Giardino Bardini. Then in the evening, our group all got dressed up to attend a symphony in the city’s beautiful modern concert hall.

David June 5, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

The Italian Renaissance walking tour

The Italian Renaissance walking tour

We met up again with art historian and tour guide Emanuela for a walking tour focusing on the Italian Renaissance and featuring a visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia to see Michelangelo’s David.

David June 4, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Lunch with visiting friends and Road Scholar “graduation”

Lunch with visiting friends and Road Scholar “graduation”

We started our last week of language classes this morning, then had lunch with our RVing friends Peter and Theresé, who were in Florence for a few hours as part of a month-long tour of Italy. Then it was back to the school for a Road Scholar group meeting.

David June 3, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum

Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum

Today was a national holiday, so we didn’t have class. We slept in a bit, met up with friends for lunch, and then sought an escape from the heat in the Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum.

David June 2, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

A quiet Sunday

A quiet Sunday

We spent Sunday at home to catch up on sleep, laundry, and our language homework, and then we went out for dinner in the evening.

David June 1, 2025June 28, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more

Food Tour in Bologna

Food Tour in Bologna

After school, we took a fast train from Florence to Bologna. We met up with Cheryl’s sister Suzy and brother-in-law Doug for a food tour of this culinary paradise with Giuseppe, a local guide.

David May 21, 2025July 3, 2025 International Travel No Comments Read more
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