Ciao Firenze, For Now

Annamaria on Monday

This coming Wednesday, my two months in Florence will be coming to a close.  I will then head to Madrid for a few days of sightseeing and spending time with dear friends. 

With a long to-do list of last minute chores, today I share a collection of my favorite photos of this sojourn.  They are in date order, starting with Christmas.

To hang on my tree for Christmas, a model of my

 little buggy in NYC.

On weekends, there is a changing of the

guard, complete with trumpets and drums

A night-time visit to Piazzale Michelangelo, with

a dazzling view of the Church of Santa Croce

A moment to be savoured

The north view from place at dawn,

with the dome of San Lorenzo

The view of the Ponte Vecchio

from Ponte Santa Trinita

Evening view of the grocery store

on my block

Sunset from my living room window

No matter how many times I see it,

I have to take yet another photo

of the duomo.

Speaking of irresistible photos!

A friend asked if I was sure this was the

full moon and not a Chinese balloon.

Interior of San Lorenzo

Another shot of the same!

Graffiti of an Italian integrationist: Italy 

is becoming more and more diverse country.

 I found this tiny, elegant statement on a corner

in back street very moving.

 

A view from the hills around

San Miniato al Monte

Another of the same

A view I had never seen before--the 

Duomo with trees in the foreground,

taken from the terrace of an apartment

in the historic center.

Stand by.  Next week a locale we seldom ever see on MIE: Madrid.