To The Last Byte

Although renovation works are still going on, Prato Call (it was once called Venus), the only surviving Internet point in downtown Florence (and not only downtown), offered hospitality and connectivity to its most faithful aficionados, who thus will continue to meet each other in between the working hours.

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So out of the blue the only surviving Internet point in downtown Florence is inaccessible due to not better defined renovation works which shall end on date to be determined, just for the sake of all of us, poor common mortals who used to sit in there when it was raining or it was too hot or too cold outside.

Hello, World!

Whether it rains or the sun shines, it is always a good time to reconnect to humanity.

Arch of Triumph

They shine bright through the triumphal arch, but no triumph of water comes gushing out on the fountain of Piazza della Libertà in Florence, Italy.

The Magic Pond

Not only swans dance Tchaikovsky on the “swan lake” at Fortezza da Basso in Florence.

Floor Barre

As John Lennon famously said, “Genius is pain”.

Performance Theory

Like a dancer waiting for Newton’s apple to fall on her head.

Swan Lake Approximately

Sunset over the “swan fountain” at Fortezza da Basso in Florence.

How They Met

Since the Internet is a network of networks, those networks have to meet somewhere, and Prato Call is a place they meet.

辣 (Spicy)

Here (downtown Florence) in Via Sant’Antonino, Chinese chefs and cooks deserve much credit for being early pioneers of the spicy 四川菜 (Sìchuān cuisine).