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Where angels fear to tread

I’ve had some downtime so have done some photo editing. I was in Florence in May. Took a fair few pics (most …

Christ

Taken in Florence when I was there a couple of months ago. I forget which church (might also have been one of …

Florence in pictures

Pictures and larger slideshow available on my picasaweb page. Most of the pictures taken with my old (but trusty) Nikon D50 (6 …

The cult of David

I’ve already blogged about seeing Michelangelo’s David for the first time and I’ve also mentioned that I bought a book from one …

Arrivederci – day 5

Still not got round to writing up day 5, which was 2 days ago! Had a lovely last day in Italy. We …

It’s all about David – day 4

A busy day today and I’m now just back from dinner. Another steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina). The steak was great, though the …

Tea with Mussolini – day 3

I felt unnaturally English last night as craved a cup of tea just before bed and thankfully a mini kettle and tea/coffee …

A Room with a View – day 2

The hotel is furnished ‘Empire style’. It’s smarter than the hotel I stayed in in Venice two years ago and also the …