Moving to Florence: First Week in Review

1/18/2016

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Hello Loves:
Excuse my delay from my site: the move has sucked the life out of me, and that doesn’t even take the jet lag into account. So far, I am wholeheartedly in love with Florence. Everything from the food, to the shopping, to the people are absolutely wonderful. I can see why all the most important artists, merchants, and socialites gathered together here five hundred-some years ago.

First of all, the fashion. LOTS of leather, lots of fur, and lots of animal print. Also, everyone here loves black and brown. For anyone who has read any of my posts, they will know that that is NO challenge for me at all. After all, Florence is one of the world’s leather capitals. As you can see in the following photos, I kept it clean in an over-sized sweater dress with a sleek blazer for my day of exploring and photographing. As far as footwear goes, I have never seen so many pairs of black ankle booties in my life, so of course I had to buy some here.

Second is the food. The rumors are true: pasta is abundant and the pizza is completely 3D. The toppings are literally bulging off of the pieces, and gelato flows like water. Nutella is just about everywhere, and we eat it straight out of the decorated glass jar with a spoon. The cappuccino is bitter, just the way I like it, and the espresso is so strong it can wake a lion. But the best part of Florentine cuisine is the fact that everything is so fresh, and you can taste it in every bite. I have not been sick once off of a single thing I have eaten, and fresh markets are on every street corner loaded with goodies.

Lastly, here are some pictures from my first week here. I have kept a travel journal and have started a collection of Polaroids to add alongside the notes. The first time I laid eyes of the world-famous Duomo, I was speechless. Also, Poseidon’s rear is a heck of a lot more defined than it looks in pictures. Art history books and magazines simply do not do this city justice.