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[wayne.trumble]

Hi to all ,
this is my first post just to introduce myself.My wife(Yvonne) and I live to the north of London and last year we bought a house in Limano, near Bagni di Lucca in northern Tuscany. We love the place and the area. I am doing an O.U. course in Italian and can speak it like a native, not.
A presto!
Wayne T.

[Nielo]

Welcome to the forum Wayne, I hope you enjoy it here.

[Gala Placidia]

Hi Wayne and Yvonne and a warm welcome to the forum from a neighbour, we are in the same valley. Limano is a beautiful place, we had a look at properties there as well when we were inspecting the region, but we did not find what we wanted and we settled for an old mill in Bagni di Lucca on the Lima river.
Possibly you bought the place through the same agent.... is it Jackie? She lives there with her family.

[wayne.trumble]

Ciaò Gala
Thanks for your welcome, much appreciated.
Yes we were shown our property by Jackie. Small world!
A presto
Wayne T

[adamf]

Hi Wayne, I also have a house in Limano and have been going there for many years. Is your place near the church tower? I wonder if I passed you this summer.
Adamf

[Cristiana]

Welcome Wayne and welcome to Yvonne too,
in the Forum where Italy is the ideal topic to discuss.

You live near a wonderful town, Lucca which is Giacomo Puccini's birth place! One of the most important composers for our country that put Italian music level at its highest and known all over the world.
I don't know if you like Opera, but let me suggest you the special concerts have been organized for the 150th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini birth.


NOVEMBRE 2008/NOVEMBER 2008

SPECIAL CONCERTS
"PUCCINI AND MOZART"
at 19 hrs
(always with different performers and programmes)
(Lunedì/Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th at 19 hrs - Martedì/Tuesday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th at 19hrs - Mercoledì/Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th at 19 hrs)

MOZART & PUCCINI
Arie e duetti da/arias and duets from LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, COSI’ FAN TUTTE, DON GIOVANNI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, TOSCA
(Venerdì/Friday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th – AT 19hrs)

UNA NOTTE ALL’OPERA/A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Arie e duetti dal repertorio lirico di Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donietti, Mascagni ed altri/arias and duets from the Italian operatic repertoire
(Sabato/Saturday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd – AT 19hrs)

PUCCINI & LA CANZONE NAPOLETANA/PUCCINI & THE NEAPOLITAN SONGS
(Domenica/Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd AT 19hrs)

SABATO/SATURDAY 29th November 2008 – at 21.15 CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI
CONCERTO DI GALA NELL’84thMO ANNIVERSARIO DALLA MORTE DI GIACOMO PUCCINI GALA CONCERT FOR THE 84th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GIACOMO PUCCINI



More info on: Puccini e la sua Lucca : Eventi in programmazione per il mese di novembre - Concerti Puccini - Opera Puccini - Puccin - Lucca
or
Three best operas in the 2008-2009 season | Italy Magazine


Enjoy discussing Itally or simply visiting the Forum!
Cristiana

[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by wayne.trumble

I am doing an O.U. course in Italian and can speak it like a native, not.
A presto!
Wayne T.

HI Wayne and welcome to the Forum!
I've just finished the OU L195 Andante Course, is this the one you are doing and how are you finding it?

Lorraine

[coppicer]

Hi Wayne and welcome

We are a little north of you in Lunigiana. Have tried evening classes (just for tourists though) and Michel Thomas on the MP3 but never thought about OU. Any thoughts on it from anyone would be appreciated.

[Lorraine]

Coppicer
As I've just stated above, I've just finished the OU Course and thoroughly enjoyed it although there were only two face to face tutorials but there is Lyceum where you can 'meet' up using headphones and microphones to speak to each other. This was the first year for this course and there were one or two hiccups along the way so hopefully most of the problems will have been ironed out now. I think for those living out of the UK it is quite expensive. Check out the OU site for L195 Andante for more information.
Lorraine

[wayne.trumble]

Ciaò Adam,
Thanks for your post. Yes we live at 97, in the dip just after the the church. I may have seen you early August, and there was a lot of work going on opposite il campanile (belltower). Is that your house? Will be out there from wed. to monday to work on our new bathroom. Hope to see you soon.
Regards Wayne