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Showing posts with label 50 years ago - My 1st trip to Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50 years ago - My 1st trip to Italy. Show all posts
Sunday, September 19, 2021

50 years ago ~ notes from Rome ~ September, 1971

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I t had been almost a month since I’d first arrived into Italy. I’d crisscrossed the country - down, then up, then down again - and now back...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

50 years ago ~ notes from Positano ~ September, 1971

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Positano ~ 1971 I t had been several weeks since I’d first landed in Italy. I’d seen Rome, I’d seen Florence, I’d visited my family and seen...
Sunday, September 05, 2021

50 years ago ~ notes from Florence ~ September, 1971

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S aying goodbye to my Sicilian family at the dock, I got on the boat and returned to Naples. From there I took a train to Florence. I was an...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

50 years ago ~ notes from Palermo ~ August, 1971

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A fter booking passage on the ship from Naples, I spotted the bay of Palermo, the Conca d’Oro. My family was supposed to be meeting me at th...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

50 years ago ~ Postcard from Naples ~ August 22, 1971

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From the archives D ear Mom and Dad, Well, I'm in Italy. I finally made it to Rome. The last week has been warm. Hotter than where I...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

My 50 year anniversary, or Nozze d'Oro, with Italy

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I t was on this day, August 15 th , in 1971, that I first landed in Italy. It was a 20 th birthday gift, with a little help from my friends...