Travels with BRANCY

Florence Celebration

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Brian
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60 years of Gonzaga In Florence (GIF)

We arrived in Florence and met up with several of Nancy’s classmates from their Gonzaga in Florence experience in 1979-80. The celebration was centered on recognizing the 60th year of the Gonzaga In Florence program.

We all shared an Airbnb in central Florance within sight of the Duomo. Joining Nancy and I were her GIF classmates Frank (and his wife Coco) and Chuck. To complete the group was Todd, a Gonzaga grad, but not a GIF classmate.

Sights of Florence

Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore
baptistery, bell tower, naive, and dome
Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore
facade and bell tower
From Michelangelo Hill
Basilica Santa Croce
Arno river and the Ponte Vecchio

The gang around Florence

Famous Florence sandwiches
The ingredients
Nancy, Brian, Chuck, & Frank
Time for Green Chartreuse at Gilli’s
Coco, Frank, & Chuck
Todd, Nancy, & Brian
Frank, Nancy, & Chuck – GIF 79-80
Charlie & Nancy
Coco and I waiting to see Michelangelo’s David
All the people waiting behind us
Wine window closed 🙁
Wine window open 🙂

Comments

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  1. Coco Pastizzo Avatar
    Coco Pastizzo

    Brian, you really captured the vacation!! Amazing photos and memories. Thank you so much for all the time and talent to create such a time capsule for us to share and have. This vacation will go down in history as pure bliss ❤️