Thursday, January 14, 2016

Bookstores

In previous winters, when we spent time in Victoria B.C. I went on about how numerous the bookstores were in Victoria. Well, I had not seen Florence yet. Florence has not only numerous bookstores but particularly good ones as well as specialized stores. The most prominent is Feltrinelli, which is also a publisher. At its main location are three floors of very diverse, interesting and beautiful books. There are two other large locations (one in the train station).



Sunday, January 10, 2016

A Visit to Fiesole

The other day we walked to Fiesole. This is a town outside Florence. It has a long history as it is older than Florence. The Etruscans and the Romans had settlements in Fiesole, before there was any settlement in Florence.

Fiesole through the trees