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A Ponte Vecchio morning
As I walked to school today, it was raining. At 5:30 this morning it was pouring – I could hear the gutters struggling with their heavy load as the overflow pounded the pavement of the courtyard...
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there is a time for tours
One of the things I have tried to do as I travel is walk around the place I’m visiting. Sometimes it is easy to get a feel for a place, to find its magic, by simply wandering. Sometimes, I enjoy taking...
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a sunny sunday stroll in Fiesole
After weeks and weeks of rain and grey skies – in Florence and Milan – it was wonderful to see a Sunday of sunshine and know that an umbrella Would Not Be Needed! New Aussie friend, Karen, and I had...
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Adding a little zest to life
If someone were to ask me if I have a favourite place in Florence, I would be hard pressed to come up with one – living in this ancient city that is full of life is intoxicating. One favourite place I...
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Easter goes off with a bang!
As with so many things in Florence, tourists today get to enjoy traditions that date back hundreds of years, and the Easter Sunday celebration – Scoppio del Carro – is no exception. For more than 350...
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Finding my balance again
Forgive me friends; it’s been eight weeks since my last blog post. Yes, I know, I’m not catholic. I am, however, in Italy. And while many have intimated that in doing so must mean a wonderfully idyllic...
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Barga beauty … and the rain
Nestled between the marble-filled Apuan and less-dramatic Appenine range, Barga has a long connection with Florence, holding claim to be the oldest, most northerly outpost of the Tuscan capital. And...
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one last Barga post, for now…
After a quiet sunny morning, a stroll into town for a late lunch, dash uphill to the Duomo in a passing afternoon shower, the evening sky cleared and over fifteen minutes gave us this… and this and this
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