31 Wednesday Mar 2021
Posted in About Me, Barb's Commentary
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2021, covid-19, Easter, Florence, international travel, Italy, lockdown, pandemic, spring, travel
View from the terrace, looking down on an empty city as Florence goes back into full (Red) lockdown.
(And a quick empty look from the heart of the city, and from the river)
[images courtesy of The (vaccinated) Hub & dog on their walks— which are SO not shared by my (un-vaccinated) self. But I’m not bitter. Much…]
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Have a nice time there. Even there will be another lockdown, its wonderful to see Spring coming. Thank you very much! Michael
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Spring is definitely here!
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:-))
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At least it’s Florence. 🙂
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True. The light here is amazing. I now get why Michelangelo and Co grabbed blocks of marble when the sun shone on Florence.
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Nice view!
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It really is amazing!
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Oh wow those images are beautiful. Sorry to hear about the lockdown- cases are rising here too and I think we’ll have another lockdown soon too.
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I’m pinning all my hopes on enough people vaccinated to turn the tide of the pandemic. But it’s not happening here yet. Hope things improve there.
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A beautiful prison is still a prison.
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Well, the sun is shining on my prison and temps today 75F/24C. And it’s supposed to snow on Arran next week while everything is blooming here. So as prisons go, this one is at least quite warm!
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That short video really brings home the reality of the lockdown.
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When we were in Florence a few years ago, I couldn’t even see the fountain or sculptures for the press of the crowds. It feels almost post-apocalyptic.
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that’s so hard and the city is so beautiful, even more tempting
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From our terrace, we can see all of Florence spread out. This morning, mists were still around the city while the sunrise turned the Duomo (cathedral) pink. The place is magic.
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks Peggy!
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Not again! Any idea at all when you might get home? Nevertheless a beautiful place for a prison…
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We’re hoping for travel restrictions to ease by end of June. (We have the car here, plus the dog can’t fly because of her epilepsy.)
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Fingers crossed for you. I bet you can’t wait.
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Beautiful yet frustrating. I’ll take the beauty!
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The wisteria is amazing. It’s funny how when there are so many tourists around, we wish we had the place to ourselves, but without people, it’s not the same. Enjoy the beauty.
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