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Cooking class!

on May 7, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

This afternoon, we and another couple from our Road Scholar group traveled to the home of a local chef for a hands-on Italian cooking class. It was informative, entertaining, and SO much fun, and at the end we got to eat what we’d made!

Il pane toscano

on May 6, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

After language class, lunch outdoors, and a visit to the supermarket, David went back to the school for a seminar about Tuscan bread, while Cheryl returned home to study and do laundry and ironing.

Language class and thunderstorms

on May 5, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

This morning we started our second week of language classes. My class played two games to practice the most common (but probably most difficult) Italian past tense, called passato prossimo. The afternoon brought heavy thunderstorms, but the skies cleared up enough for a surprise fireworks show at night.

First look at the Duomo, and studying with a view

on May 4, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

This afternoon we took advantage of what’s supposed to be the last rain-free day of the next week to walk into an area of Florence that we hadn’t yet visited. We did our homework and studying with a view of the Florence skyline, and enjoyed yet another delicious dinner at a restaurant recommended in one of our guide books.

Pitti Palace – Treasury of the Grand Dukes

on May 3, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

After starting the afternoon at our favorite gelateria, we visited the opulent Treasury of the Grand Dukes, the summer apartments of the Medicis, in the historic Pitti Palace, which is part of the Uffizi Galleries.

Affogato and visit to the Bargello

on May 2, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

This afternoon, we plunged into the center of town for lunch and dessert at a famous gelateria, then visited the Bargello National Museum, which showcases the world’s most important collection of Italian Renaissance sculpture.

Labor Day holiday: Bardini Garden & Galileo’s house

on May 1, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

Today was a national holiday in Italy, and we took advantage of some badly needed downtime, along with a visit to the Bardini Garden, which offered beautiful views of Florence below.

Italian body language

on April 30, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

During our afternoon Road Scholar lecture today, we learned about the fractured origins of Italian and how those led to development of its famous body language.

Running errands and learning how to order coffee

on April 29, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

This morning we had our second day of language class. After lunch with others in our group, we went shopping and continued with our Road Scholar orientation to the city.

First day of language school and apartment move-in

on April 28, 2025November 16, 2025By David Goldstein

We enjoyed our first 3 1/2 hours of language classes this morning, and then after a group lunch, it was time to move in to our individual apartments, where we’ll spend the next six weeks.

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