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Random Moment #19 – Chasing Sheep
4 modern piano pieces that sound energetic and urgent, like rock. Two were written for Peter Greenaways’ movies – “The Draughtsman’s Contract” and “The Belly Of An Architect”, in the early 1980’s. 1 – Modern Love Waltz – Philip Glass, played by Jenny Lin2 – Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To The Shepherd – Michael
Sandro Botticelli at The Uffizi Gallery, Florence
On this visit to Florence, we met Michelangelo’s David – widely considered to have the most beautiful male body, and we also saw arguably the ideal beautiful woman in The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. This painting is in the Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi) which is one of the largest and most visited
A Food Court in the Middle of Florence
About 5 minutes walk from our hotel (Hotel Spadi) is Florence’s central market (Mercato Centrale Firenze). There, we found a gourmet market and food court. A single web site il Mercato Centrale hosts the pages of the central food markets of Florence, Rome, Turin and Milan. The site carries news about the businesses and list
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) is the oldest bridge in Florence and one of its famous landmarks. It crosses the river Arno at its narrowest point; its cobbled path connects directly to the Duomo and Piazza della Repubblica on the north side of the Arno, and the Palazzo Pitti on the south. If you just stumbled
