Our Christmas Tree

Our tiny Christmas tree.
Il nostro minuscolo albero di Natale.

Merry Christmas!

Buon Natale!

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Our farewell / Il nostro saluto

Our Christmas Star

Our Poinsettia (Christmas Star).
La nostra Stella di Natale.

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Our farewell / Il nostro saluto

Artichokes & Pineapple

A Christams tree of sorts, Via Garibaldi. (Already posted on Instagram)
Una specie di albero di Natale, via Garibaldi. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Nativity

Nativity scene inside the church of Santa Caterina.
Il presepe all'interno della chiesa di Santa Caterina.

Plastic Cup Snowman

A plastic cup “snowman” in Corso Amedeo.
Un “pupazzo di neve” di bicchieri di plastica in corso Amedeo.

Happy Christmas!

One of the three Christmas trees that decorate my office... Happy Christmas to everybody!

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Theme Day: Shop Window

A Christmas display in a shop window in Corso Amedeo.

Click here to view thumbnails for all the participants

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Baubles

Self-portrait with baubles, thanks to a shop window in via Ricasoli.

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Sometimes They Come Back

The tree of light which was in Piazza Grande last year, this time has materialized itself in Piazza Cavour.

Merry Christmas to everybody!

See also: Tree of Light - The Pisan Tree - A Tree, at Last - Piazza Cavour

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Christmas Lights

We may have had some troubles with our Christmas trees, but holiday lights are almost everywhere.

Here are the ones in Via Ricasoli.

See also: The Pisan Tree - A Tree, at Last

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A Tree, at Last

We have a Christmas tree, at last! It was set up without using public funds, thanks to a pool of local entrepreneurs.

In the past days someone had already placed there a smaller tree, decorated with plastic plates: each one of them bears the name of a problem still “on the plate” for Livorno.

See also: The Pisan Tree

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The Pisan Tree

For the first time in years we do not have a Christmas tree in any of our squares. There is no money for it, so let us enjoy the nice tree the spendthrift Pisans managed to set up in Piazza XX Settembre, in front of their Town Hall.

To add insult to injury, our profligate neighbors erected another sizable Christman tree at Palazzo Blu, which is hosting the exhibition “Amedeo Modigliani et ses amis” (Amedeo Modigliani and his friends), dedicated to the Livornese painter.

See also: Merry Christmas (2008) - Christmas Eve (2009) - Christmas Trees (2010) - Happy Holidays! (2011) - Starry Night in via Maggi (2012) - Tree of Light (2013)

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Tree of Light

A “Christmas tree” of light in Piazza Grande.

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Office Christmas Tree

My office's Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas to everybody!

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Piazza del Duomo

A Christmas tree decorated with Florentine lilies in Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) in Florence.

External links: Piazza del Duomo - Florence Cathedral (Wikipedia)

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Christmas in Florence

Our friend Karl of Bolzano Daily Photo asked me yesterday how I was going to celebrate the anniversary of this blog. My answer was: not posting about Livorno for a few days. Welcome to Christmas in Florence!

A simple nativity scene in in Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square), on the left of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Another nativity scene, with also a waterfall. It is set in what once was the Cemetery of Plaona, on the right side of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, and it is seen from the entrance of Via degli Avelli.

External links: Piazza del Duomo - Florence Cathedral - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella (Wikipedia)

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Panettone

“Panettone” (plural “panettoni”) is a sweet leavened egg bread made with butter, raisins and candied orange. Originally from Milan, “panettone” is not easy to make: it usually comes in 1 kg pieces and the average price for a mass-produced industrial version is around 4 Euro, while the hand-made version goes for 4-5 times that. Some other variations are available such as plain or with chocolate, but they are not the real thing. It is served in slices, usually with “spumante” (sparkling wine) or sweet wines.

External links: Panettone

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Starry Night in via Maggi

Christmas decorations in “Via Maggi”.

A Christmas tree in “Piazza Cavour”.

Merry Christmas to everybody!

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Happy Holidays!

“Happy Holidays, Livorno!” on a red bus in “Piazza Cavour”.

A Christmas tree in Piazza Grande.

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Horseshoe

I saw this horseshoe in “Via Ricasoli”: it has probably something to do with the Holidays and good luck, but it is hard to decipher completely...

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