The guidebooks we read didn’t think that Pisa was that interesting, beyond the obvious attraction of the leaning tower of Pisa. We found it a city that is much more than the leaning tower. It is very pleasant to wander the streets and broad boulevards. It has an entirely different feel to Florence; more open … Read more
The Uffizi Gallery is known worldwide. And yet from the outside it is easy to overlook one of the most impressive aspects of the building, even when looking directly at it. And that’s a pity, because you are missing out if you don’t take a few minutes to look at the outside of the building … Read more
We spent two weeks in Florence recently. This is the famous Ponte Vecchio that spans the River Arno in Florence. It is lined on both sides with shops selling gold jewellery and expensive watches. The guide books say that there were once butchers’ shops on the bridge. Then they were ousted to make way for … Read more