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Leisurely morning leaving Florence. Taking the Frecciarosa high-speed train to Venice. Merkes didn’t like the design of the club lounge, except for the marble walls.  O

View of Florence from the Pitti. 

Lunch overlooking the Neptune fountain. 

Palazzo Vecchio The Uffizi   Loggia dei Lanzi The drive to Fiesole

In E.M. Forster’s A Room With A View, Lucy Honeychuch and her cousin Charlotte visit Florence only to find they have no view of the Arno River from their rooms. I never quite understood all the fuss until I saw it … Continue reading →