Here I sit in Florence, in my hotel room overlooking the Arno river. I can see Ponte Vecchio from my balcony. I pinch myself. Am I really here? Zia Fiorella and Zio Roberto picked me up from the airport, we dropped my bags off here at my hotel, then they whisked me away to their […]
My mother was born and raised in Florence, Italy. My father was an American soldier of Italian and French descent, He was stationed in Florence at the end of WW2. They met at a school dance put on to entertain the American troops. Although I myself was born in Hollywood, I was asked at age […]
THIS IS A SHOT OF ME TAKEN DURING FESTA MAYOR Men dressed in revolutionary attire carrying big guns start off the fiesta this morning with their huge bangs at 8 am. The opening of Fiesta Mayor is unique. The devils and the drummers start marching down the streets, some devils are in red, some in […]
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