Travel Desk / Italy
Florence, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast
Italy Blanche is emotionally complex in Italy in a way she is not anywhere else, and Florence undoes her partly for Botticelli and partly for something she does not explain. Hazel has known the whole story since it was happening, said what she thought at the time, and has one sentence prepared for the right moment that she delivers once and never repeats.
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Hotels and Stays Belmond Villa San Michele, in Florence Book → Il Pellicano, for the bathroom assessment Book → Aman Venice Book → Villa d’Este, on Lake Como Experiences Blanche’s Still Life , the book that leaves her wanting Florence again, and Cinema Paradiso , the Sicilian film she curates The Florence episode The Italian pharmacy The Saturnia thermal spa Book → The meal with no English menu, negotiated by pointing Restaurants and Cafes A Bologna food tour Book → Tuscan wine, from specific producers Book → Italian coffee culture Planning ITA Airways business class, or a Lufthansa hub connection This hub opens lightly and fills over time.
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