I fell rather ungraciously on the uneven steps of the Bargello on Wednesday, twisting my ankle and bruising both elbows, both wrists, both knees, and my pride. My camera made a horrific cracking sound against the pavement, but it still functions ( Read more... )

P.S. I am in Italy, land of no apostrophes or quotation marks on keyboards, which makes updating veeery hard. The last several entries were pre-written before I left gli Stati Uniti. Jackshoegazer and Hillary have both alerted me to rumors of an Axl reality show and release of Chinese Democracy ( Read more... )

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*next week's journey to Florence

Florence: They sue Wikipedia and charge you for tourist information.

Florence Administration
The current Mayor of Florence is Leonardo Domenici (elected in June 1999) who in February 2008 sued Wikipedia for reporting that his wife is on the board of directors of a company that manages parking in Florence[12][13].

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Stendhal syndromeStendhal syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly 'beautiful' or a large amount of art is in a single place ( Read more... )

My guidebook has this "helpful" table about the freakin' impossible hours Florentines keep. I love that this table is supposed to clear things up, but really, it only confuses me more.

I am declaring Firenze the City of Special Snowflakes.


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