Lost Time: Uncovering Florence's Hidden Family Treasure

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Lost Time: Uncovering Florence's Hidden Family Treasure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lost-time-uncovering-florences-hidden-family-treasure Story Transcript:It: Giovanni e Alessandra si trovavano sul Ponte Vecchio, a Firenze.En: Giovanni and Alessandra were on the Ponte Vecchio, in Florence.It: Era una giornata speciale.En: It was a special day.It: La città era in festa e le strade erano piene di gente.En: The city was celebrating, and the streets were full of people.It: Il profumo delle caldarroste riempiva l'aria.En: The scent of roasted chestnuts filled the air.It: Giovanni e Alessandra cercavano un tesoro di famiglia.En: Giovanni and Alessandra were searching for a family treasure.It: Un antico orologio che apparteneva al bisnonno di Giovanni.En: An ancient watch that belonged to Giovanni's great-grandfather.It: Era un orologio d'oro, con un piccolo rubino rosso.En: It was a gold watch with a small red ruby.It: Alessandra aveva una mappa.En: Alessandra had a map.It: Giovanni invece teneva un vecchio libro con indizi.En: Giovanni, on the other hand, was holding an old book with clues.It: I due stavano cercando insieme da mesi.En: They had been searching together for months.It: Quel giorno, la folla rendeva tutto difficile.En: That day, the crowd made everything difficult.It: Era complicato muoversi e parlare.En: It was hard to move and talk.It: "Ecco il negozio di gioielli," disse Giovanni.En: "There's the jewelry store," said Giovanni.It: Era uno dei negozi più antichi di Firenze, pieno di luci e vetrine luccicanti.En: It was one of the oldest shops in Florence, full of lights and shiny windows.It: Entrarono.En: They went inside.It: "Cerchiamo un orologio molto vecchio," disse Alessandra al gioielliere.En: "We're looking for a very old watch," Alessandra said to the jeweler.It: Lui scosse la testa.En: He shook his head.It: Non aveva visto niente del genere.En: He hadn't seen anything like it.It: Gli occhi di Giovanni si riempirono di delusione.En: Giovanni's eyes filled with disappointment.It: Non sapeva dove cercare adesso.En: He didn't know where to search next.It: Ma Alessandra non era pronta a rinunciare.En: But Alessandra wasn't ready to give up.It: Aveva visto qualcosa nella mappa, un piccolo dettaglio che aveva trascurato.En: She had noticed something on the map, a small detail she had overlooked.It: Andarono verso il fiume.En: They headed towards the river.It: Pioveva leggermente.En: It was lightly raining.It: Alessandra si fermò improvvisamente.En: Alessandra stopped suddenly.It: "Guarda, Giovanni!"En: "Look, Giovanni!"It: gridò, indicando un piccolo vicolo.En: she shouted, pointing at a narrow alley.It: Seguivano quel vicolo stretto, quasi oscuro.En: They followed the narrow, almost dark alley.It: Arrivarono a una piccola porta di legno.En: They came to a small wooden door.It: Sopra la porta c'era un'insegna.En: Above the door was a sign.It: "Vecchi tesori," leggeva Giovanni ad alta voce.En: "Old Treasures," Giovanni read aloud.It: Entrarono.En: They went inside.It: Un vecchio uomo dietro al banco alzò lo sguardo.En: An old man behind the counter looked up.It: Aveva...