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Back to the convent where it all started
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9 Jun 2010The place is the city of Ferrara in Italy – in itself one of the best kept secrets of renaissance history when it comes to tourism. Ten days ago I found myself walking its streets again towards the convent of Sant ‘Antonio in Polesino, with its deeply peaceful exterior coutyard and cherry tree ( famous [...]
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- Back to the convent where it all started
- Nuns with nail varnish
- when women couldn’t sing
- Half way across America
- The last Waltz ( apologies to the Band)
- Another year another journey
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- interesting review blog on New Yorker site
- the italian version
- west and now east