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Springtime Saturday in Lucca
Puccini’s statue at his house.
Puccini’s piano.
My favorite photog above.
Relax!
The winner of the most beautiful shop in Florence award is….
Today it is the Richard Ginori store. A personal, unscientific contest. Visit the store and see if you agree!
And this picture is just of the boxes in which they pack the china!! What more can I say?
Art Deco in Florence
I’ve never seen Art Deco in Florence before spotting this amazing building today. It is a perfect townhouse design, snuggled in among the typical architecture of Florence.
The historical quartieri of Florence.
In 1343 Florence was subdivided into 4 quartieri, after the expulsion of the Duke of Athens and at the same time as the building of the city’s surrounding walls.
Each quartieri was named for the major house of worship in its district: Santa Maria Novella, Santa Croce, San Giovanni, and Santo Spirito. Each district has its own color: SMN is red; Santa Croce is blue; San Giovanni is green; and Santo Spirito is white.
From the 15th century on, a rugged game of calcio was played between the quartieri in the Piazza de Santa Croce. It is believed that this game, the forerunner of both rugby and soccer, originated in this Piazza. Calcio is outside of my area of interest, so I’ll leave it at that!
The inimitable Bernini
Today’s flower market
These scarlet beauties had to come home with me…
Anemone.
Ranuculus.
On the menu today…
Winner of the prettiest store in Florence contest is…
Loretta Capponi! This is just my personal contest, but Loretta Caponi wins it hands down. I’ll go again soon and take more and better photos.
The ceiling in the store alone would win my contest!
Loretta Caponi; items per la casa, le donne, e i bambini.
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