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Passion – An observation
Passion takes so many forms in Italy and is displayed in various ways that, perhaps to the more conservative nations, may seem a little shocking, coquette, embarrassing, cheeky or just downright ‘get a room’ rude. But the simple fact is Italians throw passion at absolutely everything, and it shows. Well not exactly everything, try getting a house built with any great speed here, or get the post office staff to work a second past knock off time. It seems in Italy their thought process about this topic is ‘a sad state of affairs if people think this open passion is wrong when it should be something to be embraced’. I’m talking…
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Pavarotti Revisited
When unexpected entertainment happens and it brings humanity together, it's a wonderful thing.
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Siena Markets
My general observations as I wait for my bus to leave Siena for Rome. It’s been raining overnight. I see Siena is as sad to see me go as I am to be leaving. This has been my home away from home for the last 10 days and although it may not seem a long time, you can’t help but fall in love with this warm, enchanting and intriguing ‘citta’. Despite the low temperatures that literally turned on a day after my arrival, Siena and her people make you feel part of them, part of the close knit culture and lifestyle that seems to make this city so unique and…
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