Thursday
Ciao Firenze! For all that it has really nothing to do with classics or anything Roman, I love Florence. The evidence of its time as a Renaissance city are everywhere, particularly in the graceful cathedrals and ducal palaces. The city also has a lot of piazzas—there are plenty of narrow alleyways, of course, but then they open onto beautiful open spaces full of people, light, and sculpture. Especially sculpture—it’s everywhere! Rome is a beautifully historic city, but it tends to hide its treasures away in museums. Florence is more like one giant museum all on its own. It’s even like a museum in that in several areas, you’re more likely to hear English than Italian!
