lunedì 13 settembre 2010

Newsletter Sept. 13-26

Announcements / CET Events


Sept. 15
Movie and Dinner Night. 6 pm showing of “The American” followed by dinner in one of the apartments.





Tues. Sept. 16
Duomo Climb and aperitivo

Mon. Sept. 20
Music Video Filming in Via della Scala (for all who signed up)

Tues Sept. 21
8 pm Teatro Comunale, Porgy and Bess (for all who signed up)




Wed, Sept. 22
Welcome Reception for International Students at Palazzo Vecchio (City Hall). 5:30 pm meet in Piazza della Signoria.

Sat, Sept. 25
Day Trip to Terme di Monsummano. Sign up!

Sun, Sept. 26
Corri la vita. Meet at 9 AM (for all who signed up). Don’t forget to pick up your t-shirt from Aria.

This week in Florence

Thurs Sept 16, 23
Jazz and Lounge Music Thursdays at the Oblate Library Cafe www.caffetteriadelleoblate it

Sunday Sept 19
Market in Piazza Santo Spirito (all day crafts and more)




Featured Restaurants:

Da Giorgio http://www.trattoriadagiorgio.it/ Via Palazzuolo 100R (across the street from Space Electronic)

Il Contadino Via Palazzuolo 69-71

Two local restaurants located on the same street –both accept Day Tickets and offer full menus (first dish, second dish, side, wine and water) for €12.




Anxious to explore? Suggestions in/around Florence:

San Gimignano:
"San Gimignano delle belle Torri" is a UNESCO world heritage site that begin as a 3rd century B.C. Etruscan settlement. The Tuscan town developed between the 9th and the 12th centuries and became home of a flourishing market embellished by beautiful palaces and by its famous towers, symbols of the wealth of the mercantile class. San Gimignano can be easily reached from the SITA bus station in Florence (Bus line Firenze-S.Gimignano, which a quick bus change in Poggibonsi).




Italian phrase of the week

Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
(Better an egg today than a chicken tomorrow)

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