S2 #7 with Norma Jean Bishop

My guest today is Norma Jean Bishop. Some of you will know Norma Jean as the editor of the long established cultural magazine, Grapevine, which is THE GO-TO publication for anybody visiting, or living in and around Lucca. What you may not know however is that Norma Jean has Italian heritage, studied in Florence, and after living in Paris for a spell, moved with her family to the Province of Lucca to make it a permanent base nearly 30 years ago. As a consequence, she has many interesting stories and experiences to share and makes a fascinating guest. I particularly enjoyed recording this episode which took place in the Grapevine office, as you can hear the authentic sounds of Lucca in the background.

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Norma Jean’s Recommendations

The Walls, Lucca, inside view of the historical centre, and view out over the Provence of Lucca

Piazza Giglio; Piazza Michele, the Anfiteatro etc, sit and people watch

Take the train to the mountains or the coast...

The Garfagnana... Castelnuovo; San Romano; Eremo di Calomini

Pescaglia, hilltop village

Trebbio, Carlo Galgani, the Blacksmith

Carraia, the smallest Opera House

Colognora, Chestnut museum

Trattoria da Nonna Clara, Via Santa Croce, 71 Lucca

Ristorante Buca di Sant’ Antonio, Via della Cervia, 3 Lucca

Pasticceria Dianda, Via Della Rosa, 9 Lucca

Gelateria and Chocolatier, Caniparoli, Via San Paolino, 44

Favourite Italian word/phrase

Dunque - well (filler word for a natural pause)

Allora - also/well (filler word for a natural pause)

About the Host

Andrea has travelled the length and breadth of Italy. Having fallen in love with Lucca, she now spends a few months there each year.

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