Just back from Florence

This view is the reward you get for climbing the 463 steps to the top of the Duomo!




Food market - full of wonderful, delicious sights and smells. I wanted to stay by the fresh vegetables and salad stall just to inhale the wonderful freshness of it all but was dragged away by my companion who said that she wasn't sure about Italian laws on loitering with intent - even if the intent were to enjoy!



This photo illustrates one of the things I love so much about Florence...small corners like this which reveal tranquil, magical scenes......



.....glorious incongruity....



.....the characters....



.....the glamour...



...the magic. Can't wait to return!