Florentine Flair
Evening clouds burn brightly above the gleam of the Rio Arno as it wends through one of the most storied cities in the Western world, as seen from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Italy.
We stood absorbing the sunset and feeling fortunate exactly one year ago today, having traveled to Italy to celebrate our 20th anniversary with our two boys. With the hindsight that a year brings, it is somewhat jarring to reconcile these travels with the current fact that Italy will not allow American travelers to enter due to the coronavirus. From a public health perspective, these restrictions on travel from the U.S. are probably sensible given the large number and continued rise in cases over on this side of the Atlantic. I do wonder how all of the gelato venders are doing in Florence though, and the shops lining the Ponte Vecchio are probably selling a record few Rolexes...
Happy Father's Day to all those paternal characters out there!
Florentine Flair
Evening clouds burn brightly above the gleam of the Rio Arno as it wends through one of the most storied cities in the Western world, as seen from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Italy.
We stood absorbing the sunset and feeling fortunate exactly one year ago today, having traveled to Italy to celebrate our 20th anniversary with our two boys. With the hindsight that a year brings, it is somewhat jarring to reconcile these travels with the current fact that Italy will not allow American travelers to enter due to the coronavirus. From a public health perspective, these restrictions on travel from the U.S. are probably sensible given the large number and continued rise in cases over on this side of the Atlantic. I do wonder how all of the gelato venders are doing in Florence though, and the shops lining the Ponte Vecchio are probably selling a record few Rolexes...
Happy Father's Day to all those paternal characters out there!