Italy – Thinking Out Loud, aka The Broad Gaze http://johnthomson.org Thoughts on the social impacts of communication policy and educational technology. Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:21:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Back at home http://johnthomson.org/2006/07/01/back-at-home/ Sat, 01 Jul 2006 21:21:05 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/104 Continue reading "Back at home"]]> We’re finally back at home in Minneapolis. Internet (ok, Wireless) was impossible to come by in Rome, so hopefully our pictures will tell the story. I’ll try to get them up in the next couple of days.
We had a wonderful time on our trip (with the exception of all flights involving Air Canada), thanks for reading!

]]> Florence Day 2 http://johnthomson.org/2006/06/23/florence-day-2/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:02:04 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/103 Continue reading "Florence Day 2"]]> Well, we may have been a bit hasty with judging Florence. This is a really nice town with a lot of nice people (once you get beyond where all of the tourists are hanging out). I’ve already been asked directions a few times by Italians (I just say “sorry” in my best mid-western accent), but now our Italian is getting good enough to at least order food and coffee…oh, and Lyra got to use her Spanish when checking into our room here. Lots of language fun.

Besides seeing the sites (the Duomo, Uffizi, etc…check out the gallery), there is a festival going on every day we’re here. Fireworks last night, and evidently for the next two nights. I think we can stay up for it this time. Hopefully our tired, hot feet can handle it.

]]> Milan and Day 1 of Florence http://johnthomson.org/2006/06/22/milan-and-day-1-of-florence/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:00:34 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/102 Continue reading "Milan and Day 1 of Florence"]]> We spent the last two days in Milan and just arrived in Florence this afternoon.  So far, all of the Italians are really nice people.  From the subway operators, to the security guard who joked that we needed tickets when we really didn’t, to the old guys on the train to Florence who gave us a “cheers” with their sandwich before eating—everyone here is nice (even though we don’t speak the language).  Milan was fun, especially b/c there weren’t many tourists.  We saw everything from DaVinci’s “The Last Supper,” to Marconi Radios, to the roof of the Duomo Cathedral.

Florence is a little different.  It’s a very nice town, with nice people, and lots of American and Japanese tourists (and lots of English-speaking locals).  We haven’t seen much yet, but with the heat we’re taking advantage of siesta time (not much choice about it).  There have been a few real stories so far, so we’ll have to see if there’s a better Internet connection here or in Rome to tell about our near transportation disasters, etc.

]]> Day 3: London http://johnthomson.org/2006/06/19/day-3-london/ http://johnthomson.org/2006/06/19/day-3-london/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:01 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/blog/archives/101 Continue reading "Day 3: London"]]> At the British Library at the moment, paying for wireless. Another day running around…climbing the stairs at St. Paul’s Cathedral, shopping at Harrods, a special Michelangelo exhibit at the British Gallery. Things are cooling down here, and without Internet it’s tough to keep track of the weather. Still, it’s been a lot of fun, so I’m sure we’ll come back sometime soon.

Cheers.

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