Florentine Delights

Italy : Florence
Winter 2011

Rub the Boar's snout with a coin for a return to Florence
(Feb-2011)

Journal Entry... Half-expecting a continuation of my daily dose of the pasta-and-pizza combo, little did I know what gastronomic feast awaited me in Florence. 

Renaissance Florence

Italy : Florence, Lecchio
Winter 2011

On a hill at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence
(Feb-2011)

Journal Entry... A replica of Michelangelo's David overlooks the city of Florence. In Biblical account, David was empowered by God to slay the giant Goliath. David is used to represent Florence. Like David, Florence rose above her neighboring cities, kicking off the Renaissance cultural revolution that had influenced the world over. 

Old Bridge

Italy : Florence
Winter 2011

Set against the backdrop of a medieval bridge - Ponte Vecchio in Florence
(Feb-2011)

Journal Entry... There's this one image of a bridge I've come to know about growing up that had somehow fixated me to it. That winter morning, in 2011, I woke up to it so close I could almost touch the bridge from the apartment window.