FLORENCE
In 2014 three of us take a train from Venice to Florence. It has millions of visitors every year. It’s often been called ’The Athens of the Middle Ages.”
FORBES ranks it one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Here is the dome of the ‘Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral’ one of the treasures of Florence.
THE INTERIOR OF THE FLORENCE CATHEDRAL
LOOKING UP FROM INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DOME
ANOTHER CHAPEL DOME IN FLORENCE
ART MUSEUMS
Past generations have left us precious gifts. Florence is filled with breathtaking works of Art. Here’s David. Michelangelo was 26 years old when he started this work. It was finished within three years.
SCULPTURE
Many people believe that close to 30% of the world’s greatest Artwork is in Florence.
ANOTHER SCULPTURE
PAINTINGS
CEILING MURALS
BRONZE PLAQUES
Here’s one of 10 panels sculpted by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the entrance to the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence. Past generations have left us precious gifts. We can capture those gifts with our camera.
A WORK OF ART WALKING THE SIDEWALKS OF FLORENCE
GELATO
Your stomach will love another one of the treats of Florence.
TRAVELING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
A person’s relationship to the character of their country is, in many ways, like the relationship of a fish to water.
That character becomes so pervasive that we don’t realize that it affects every aspect of our life.
When we travel to foreign countries we begin seeing a whole new world … Our consciousness expands … We become more curious … more creative.
We become filled with
AWE AND WONDER.