Thursday, April 12, 2007

Florence in pictures

Took a two-day trip to Florence a few weeks ago to meet up with a South African friend. Here are some typical and some not-so-typical perspectives of Italy's Renaissance city.

No photo essay of Florence would be complete without this....


... or this....
Michelangelo called this a waste of material. I respectfully disagree.

Detail of the David statue

A curious presence in Piazza Pitti

Another quintessential Florentine subject, without which, etc, etc...

Two Florentines with different goals

Another two with different things on their minds

Like every Italian city and town these days, a growing African presence

From the little-known Museum of Pain and Suffering

The Sesame Fusion Restaurant and bar, which I wrote a magazine review on, and which will be on my itinerary every future trip to Florence, for the people as well as the food.

Sesame Restaurant's signature lamps, sourced from Morocco (as is all the furniture)





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