Caravaggio’s Bacchus, God of wine, at the Uffizi Gallery. “Look closely, why do you think there are rings in his wine?” Asked Andrea, our tour guide. “Dinosaurs?” I replied.

This was not the correct response. I’m widely misunderstood.

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Another wonderful tour yesterday at the Uffizi Gallery, wide-eyed and wandering among the works of the masters along with likely half the population of planet earth

We crossed Ponte Vecchio but the wine bar we had planned on … Continue Reading ››

One giant step closer to living my ancestral Italian dream! Thank you to my avvocato, Michele, Monica and his wonderful staff for all their assistance in this process!

If you know, you know…

(Missing my Bilbo…)

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Not long before we leave our little oasis in the heart of Florence!

Can't recommend the Renascentia Garden Relais highly enough.

Maria's going north to meet up with Bill I'm heading to Pisa for my flight home this evening so going to a few hours walking around there.

Had a absolutely Fantastic time here, … Continue Reading ››

Planned on seeing Maria off before I got my train so booked a ticket using my uk trainline app for half an hour after she was due to leave, her train half an hour late so we're leaving Florence at the same time!

Had an phenomenal weekend with a truly great friend who I … Continue Reading ››

At least once a day during our short stay, I would gaze into the distance and state dreamily, ”we’re in Florence”. Sue would nod in agreement and we both marveled at our happy circumstance.

Had to say goodbye to Sue yesterday at the train station in Florence to make my way north to Milano … Continue Reading ››