Today I live in the northern section of Florence, the part you see below in an area that was a grassy field in 1695.  Florence has undergone a few changes since then.  I love my new neighborhood; a huge pleasure is I am no longer in the touristy area.  I meet and interact with Florentines all day every day.  It’s heavenly.

Una inconsueta veduta di Firenze da via Bolognese, di Gaspar Van Wittel, del 1695.  (An unusual view of Florence from Via Bolognese, by Gaspar Van Wittle, 1695.)