Florence in Tuscany

 Here's a few of my favorite photos of our stop in Florence. We spent 4 days walking around the historic city center taking in all the great architecture and shops. Not to mention tasting a lot of great food along the way. My traveling partner Karen arranged a half day tour to several artist workshops exposing us to some master artisians. We had both been to Florence before (me almost 50 years ago) so we chose not to stand in line for the big galleries and sites and dug a little deeper

My first painting of Florence the Ponte Santa Trinita. over Arno River

Ponte Vecchio

Evening sky line

Wine Windows from the Past

Negroni an italian apertitivo

Every corner has a gelato shop

Fresh orange juice at the market

Preparing for the lunch crowd

Cheese and deli counter

Street Artists

Gallery show Helen Frankenthaler

 

Chapel artwork

Street musician

Modes of travel, bike and elevator tube

                                                    

Frame restoration business

Just another highend vendor

Custom made frames on the premises

Fancy perfumery

Mosaic Workshop

Mosaic like a painting

Leather Artisian

Exotic materials

Paper store

Marbeling paper demo

Arrivederci