What does one REALLY want to do on a rainy day anywhere?
Have coffee somewhere warm, dry and comfortable of course. This delightfully typical Italian cafe had an elderly man at the door inviting the passersby into his establishment.
He was very courteous, charming, attentive and charged a great deal more for his "Americano" coffee and some sort of Florentine biscuit/cake/bun than the place down the road.
However, it WAS warm and dry, blissfully empty and provided a place to peruse the many pamphlets extolling Florence.
Florence on a rainy morning was a place of duelling umbrellas. The narrow pathways made it difficult to pass those coming from the opposite direction without catching the spokes of each others brollies. Selectively lifting them high or sideways was the only solution. Unless you just used your morning paper like one man I saw.
It takes talent to hold an umbrella while riding your bicycle to market.
Due to the uneven pathways there were many puddles to dodge and it wasn't always successful, they tended to merge into each other and be deeper than expected.
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| always open despite the weather. |
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| we tourists are indomnitable when it comes to photographing our monuments |
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| reflection in a puddle of the department store opposite |
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| tried to get a better photo of this doorman in his morning suit, guarding the door and some very pretty Christmas decorations but he spotted me and hid |
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| the Italians love their bikes |
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| For Lyn |
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| not too many hard rock cafes have chandelier typ lighting |
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| or marble flooring outside their doorway |
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| the Christmas decorations in the streets are very pretty and add sparkle to an otherwise dreary day |
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| green grocers just around the bend |
Ciao
Jo
It takes talent to hold an umbrella while riding your bicycle to market.
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