Travelogue Tuesday: Europe 2015: Florence, Capitolo Quattro: Street Things

 Please note: this pharmacy has been here since 1561...um, yeah.

Because Florence is such a pedestrian city--cars are mostly banned from the historic center--there is much on display in windows, on corners...really, most everywhere you look. You could walk for days and still see something new every time you round a corner. It's magical.

Travelogue Tuesday: Europe 2015: Florence, Capitolo Tre: Churches

 Florence (and all of Italy) does churches very well. There are many of them, each different, each lovely. We've already seen the outside of the Duomo: first three photos here are of the interior.

 A tiny church that had an organ concert every night (a fundraiser), right around the corner from our hotel.

 Orsanmichele (built in 1337...there used to be a kitchen garden here, and then a grain market).

 Santa Maria Novella, exterior and interior.

 Santa Croce.

These pictures don't even do these spaces justice. They feel sacred, and they are awesome, in the true sense of the word.

Travelogue Tuesday: Florence Streets

 Movers! Things from the top floors come down on a little elevator.

I think these photos give a real sense of what it's like to walk down the streets of this medieval/Renaissance city...close your eyes and you might imagine seeing Michelangelo striding down the street towards you carrying his tools. Amazing...

By the way, "Travelogue Thursday" is now "Travelogue Tuesday"--Thursday is date night, so not the best time to try to do a more intense blog post.