Month: November 2023
Random Moment #20 – I Feel It Coming
The first song was released 37 years after the second song. Yet they sounded like the same person, Michael Jackson, sang both. But … 1 – I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd & Daft Punk (2016)2 – Rock With You – Michael Jackson (1979)3 – Before – Pet Shop Boys4 – Miss Independent –…
The Piazzas of Florence, Part 2 of 2
We are concluding this long series of posts on Florence with more photos of the public squares or plaza … Part 1 is here. If you are just joining us, you can see some highlights here: il Duomo, David by Michelangelo, Birth of Venus by Botticelli, Ponte Vecchio. If you like to join us on…
The Piazzas of Florence, Part 1 of 2
To give a sense of what the city of Florence looks like, we have gathered here a selection of snapshots of the many piazzas of the city. Florence has a compact city center (centro storico) of medieval origin made up of a network of piazza (plazas or squares) which are connected by via (streets). Almost…
Maestri di Fabbrica, Florence
While the main streets and piazzas of Florence are lined with shops by big international brands, it was refreshing and rewarding to explore the narrow streets and lanes of which Florence has plenty. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the first post…