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On the day that I was walking past the tourist trap DaVinci “museum” in Florence, I did not know that the wooden bike out front was a phony. By phony, I do not mean it is not the original made by Leonardo himself. I mean I did not know then that the whole concept is [...] One of the interesting things about travel is how the encounter with a famous scene is so different from the context my mind has built up around it that I am dis-oriented. The Trevi Fountain is a good example. In 1954, during it’s first run, I saw the movie, “Three Coins in the Fountain.” I was [...] The Basilica San Lorenzo (also known as The Dom or the cathedral), at the heart of Florence – no it is not at the heart, I’d say it is the heart – is an astounding piece of art. It is not only is achingly beautiful and awesomely executed, it is totally organic, growing directly out [...] We took a tour after dinner on one of those double-deck buses. Two hours, I recall. Maybe 8pm when we started. Dark out. After passing around and through city streets, stopping next to shuttered churches and in empty city squares, the bus cut across the river and up a winding road that climbs a high [...] The EuroStar train ride from Florence to Milan was predictably uneventful. It was that way because the service is perfect. Well, almost. Don’t mention the WiFi that didn’t work. It provided a reminder of the bad old days of any Italian public service. I can remember there was a time (I swear, [...] |
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