I don’t recall having to wait there or at the Galleria dell’Accademia. I guess I just got lucky. Planned the whole trip the day I got my passport and left a week later.
At this point the USA’s politics, the following areas are of interest for emigration from the USA for me: Canada, and most of Europe where I worked and vacationed for years. I know everywhere I have been in Europe has been friendlier than the USA, and that even includes France when I was there during the Viet Nam War. They hated Americans then, but then again, so did I for what they were doing in Viet Nam. It’s changed since then, for the better. Plus, single payer health care for everyone from birth to death (for all citizens, and even visitors I know have gotten free health care in France), free university education for everyone. All these programs and policies make Europe a good place to live compared to the USA anymore.
They burned the body at Viareggio. In the same area.
That was before the boomers retired and also before the days of inexpensive European cruises. It has changed a whole lot in the last 10 years.
It has changed in the last 5. Used to be we could be in Rome in early May and not see many Americans; mostly it was Europeans. Now by the end of April the streets of Rome are thronged with Americans.
Fuck George Conway. He made his name and career persecuting the Clintons along with Brett Kavanaugh, and defining the toxic and hateful GOP modus operandi since Reagan. He has no fucking principles.
I’m glad Trump’s trip was miserable
Think immigration to Europe is complicated. Last year stayed with an American woman that had spent years in France, then back to US and finally did fill out all the paperwork to become a citizen. She explained it all but of course I’ve forgotten it. She was totally French fluent and led trips in France for Americans. I decided then that I would have to speak the language well otherwise you’re too isolated and I’m not sure I have it in me to get fluent.
It is next to impossible to get citizenship in Italy even if you marry an Italian.
I went back and looked for my trip journal to try and refresh my memory but didn’t find it. Buried in the basement someplace I’m sure, but I think I had the date wrong. It must’ve been '97.
As well as I can recall, I met very few Americans while I was there. There was a small group I met at dinner one day while in Florence, and then a woman who was friends with the Dean of the college where I graduated. We chatted over lunch in the piazza in front of the Pantheon when she noticed I had my sketch book out. Didn’t meet another person who spoke English until the last full day of my trip and he was from Thailand. His dad was English. Found him in an Irish style pub while watching football.
“Trump Tots” ?
More like Traitor Tots…
tell me you’ve seen the movie ‘strictly ballroom’
porquoi?
hence the term ‘massholes’
that would only be if you loudly demanded ketchup to put on them
or yellowstone, if that makes you happy
No, I haven’t, should I?
Congrats to France for grabbing on to a widely known issue here in the US… Trump completely lacks common decency and,FYI… he is not very smart either…
There’s something to be said for winter travel to Europe. Went at that time to several countries because it was when I could go. The bonus in Paris was no lines for museums. I remember standing in front of Mona Lisa totally by myself came back a few hours later and it was mobbed.
Think some of my favorite museums were in Greece, went to ones at the archeological sites and was blown away by artifacts from 5000 years. None of those were ever crowded which was such a bonus.
anyone who lived in ballroom dancing world will appreciate it.
wonderful funny australian film by baz lurhman
Strictly Ballroom
check it out and get back to me