In the winter sunshine, the duomo fairly glows!
Florence’s luminescent duomo at Christmas
Author: get back, laurettadimmick
The Last Supper with Covid
The many treasures housed in Mantova
Here are some photos of my recent visit to Mantova. The artistic treasures are astounding. They were taken in the Palazzo Ducale.
Via Tornabuoni at Christmas this year
Although the streets are virtually empty, Florence still beguiles with her Christmas decorations. The extravagant Via Tornabuoni is a lovely sight to behold.
Let’s indulge in a little fantasy window shopping, shall we? Starting at Chanel.
I swear, if you look closely at the mannequin in the Chanel window, it promotes anorexia big time. Does anyone actually think this is attractive? Shame on you Chanel!
Moving on, Moschino has a pink dress I would actually wear!
Pucci is my hands down favorite, today and every day!
The outfit below is wearable, and I adore the fluffy tulle collar of the blouse. See the detail below.
And what holiday is complete without a stop at a famous pasticceria, all done up for a party!
Breathe, You Are Enough
Hands down, my favorite holiday decoration in Florence this year is this spectacular light installation by Marinella Senatore at the Palazzo Strozzi. Love, love, love it!
And while I was walking about the courtyard at the Strozzi, this incredible gate to the interior of the palace caught my eye. My, my, what a Renaissance palace we have here!
Io si, Laura Pausini
Bellissima!
The Giardino delle Rose, Dicembre 2020
I took a stroll through the Giardino on Friday, Dec. 11. It was a refreshing, cool afternoon, and some flowers were still blooming, some koi were still swimming, and the garden is bedecked with a lovely Tannenbaum.
Learning to swim in the sea of life
I love the work of Blub, the anonymous Florentine street artist!
“Although we can find ourselves in a sea of difficulties, in life we always have the resources to learn to swim. Art is one of these resources.” Blub.
If you want to learn more about this mysterious artist, see http://tianakai.com/2014/12/street-art-florence-interview-with-blub/.
The American corner of the Cascine park, Florence
Enjoying the Cascine park recently, I happened upon this monument to George Washington. I had never noticed it before.
Not far away, smack dab in the center of the park, is a bus stop with, for an American, a very memorable name: Kennedy.
The final days of autumn, 2020
Few of us, I believe, will be sorry to see 2020 come to an end. I certainly won’t. I am hopeful that the new vaccines will eliminate the Covid threat over the next 6 months or so, and we can begin to live a life similar to the one we used to know.
But, here in Tuscany, I’m simply grateful we are out of lockdown. There are still many, many restrictions, but as long as we can walk freely, I’m good.
On the 2nd day of the less locked down rules, I took a very long passeggiata that took me to the Cascine, where I enjoyed the waning autumn colors. This major European park is a treasure indeed, as you will see in these pictures as well as in some other posts I’ll be writing soon.
Even the bugs in Italy are beautiful! Ha ha! See this red bug that looks like an African mask? Great colors and design. My compliments, Mother Nature!
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