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A Tuscan Wedding

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On Thursday we hit Florence - or more accurately, Florence hit us. Almost a week has passed with nary a moment to write. There has been art galore (and crowds) and history too; quadrants and astrolabes and electromagnetism in the Galileo Museum (and terrifyingly vivid 18th century anatomical models of everything that can go wrong in childbirth); there have been palaces and crowds and gardens and crowds and piazzas and crowds and gelato and crowds and not a few churches (and few crowds!). We have set out as the morning sun is turning the buildings on the Arno golden, and we have staggered home as they grow gold again in the setting sun. It has been exhilarating and exhausting and we can’t wait to tell you all about it. If we can just keep our eyes open long enough. But first, there was The Wedding. It was the occasion that drew us all here: to celebrate with (our nephew) Graham and Hannah his lovely bride as they made their vows. (My brother Rob’s family has developed a specialty in exo...
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A Perfect Day in Arezzo

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  Piazza Grande and Catherina piccola con cappello grande Arezzo should be named the Goldilocks city of Italy (a new award I have conjured up) because when it comes to finding a city that you can explore in a single day, Arezzo takes the cake - not too small, and not too big. Better yet, you can fit in an afternoon rest and  not be woken by a trio of bears! Piazza di l'Agostino And like all great Italian towns, Arezzo is full of unknown churches with surprising art treasures, square towers, and narrow streets that are either asleep during the day, only to come alive at night with overflowing restaurants, or are known for their specialized  shops, whether it be high fashion, artistic creations or underwear. We found the centro storico to be absolutely charming, especially as it was almost empty of tourists like us! Of course, Catherine had just celebrated the fact that there are no tourist groups in Arezzo, when one came around the corner to block the view I was trying to ...
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