dear emily,
how does one describe the beauty of the birthplace of the renaissance?
with better words than mine. "i saw the angel in the marble and then
carved until i set him free." (michelangelo)
florence, italy is filled with angelic countenances and splendour. one of our
tour guides said that 90% of the world's greatest art is here. "paris and
berlin have a few nice pieces, but they are such young cities." :)
we stayed in a villa that overlooked the city and lovely vineyards:
our purpose was to visit the palazzo pitti museum's showing of our
own gilcrease museum's art collection. it was a shining moment to
be in such glorious company.
the boboli gardens behind the palace were breathtaking, but this guy
was a little scary:
i was too overwhelmed by the beauty of the gardens to capture it and
to put that in perspective, i spied this tiny garden on the other side of a
WALL. it wasn't even mentioned on the tour. my secret garden.
next time, london!
love,
lea
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." ecclesiastes 3:11
how does one describe the beauty of the birthplace of the renaissance?
with better words than mine. "i saw the angel in the marble and then
carved until i set him free." (michelangelo)
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| google image |
florence, italy is filled with angelic countenances and splendour. one of our
tour guides said that 90% of the world's greatest art is here. "paris and
berlin have a few nice pieces, but they are such young cities." :)
we stayed in a villa that overlooked the city and lovely vineyards:
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| the roman wall begun in 12 bc |
our purpose was to visit the palazzo pitti museum's showing of our
own gilcrease museum's art collection. it was a shining moment to
be in such glorious company.
 |
| google image |
the boboli gardens behind the palace were breathtaking, but this guy
was a little scary:
 |
| you better watch out, you better not cry . . . |
i was too overwhelmed by the beauty of the gardens to capture it and
to put that in perspective, i spied this tiny garden on the other side of a
WALL. it wasn't even mentioned on the tour. my secret garden.
 |
| lea's garden (hee hee) |
next time, london!
love,
lea
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." ecclesiastes 3:11
