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Random Moment #17 – If
Four vocals pieces, 3 by modern classical composers, 2 of them written for films, 1 written in the 1600’s. 1 – If by Michael Nyman2 – La Wally by Vladimir Cosma3 – Music For A While by Henry Purcell, performed by Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata4 – Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero by Joseph Cantalobe, performed by
Il Duomo, Florence
Florence (Firenze) is the penultimate waypoint on our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany. You can read about our stops in Turin (Torino), Genoa (Genova) and Cinque Terre – here, here and here. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the first post
Hotel Spadai, Florence
Our hotel in Florence was Hotel Spadai Firenze (spadai means sword-makers in Italian), hence a pair of swords above the entrance. We love this 4-star boutique hotel and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone visiting Florence. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the
Road Trip: From La Spezia to Florence, via Pisa
Continuing with our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany, in the segment after Cinque Terre, we left behind the Ligurian coast and headed inland towards Florence (Firenze). And guess what? The city of Pisa was just one hour away on our way, and we couldn’t resist the temptation to check out the famous leaning tower.
