A Day In Florence w/ Helen Frankenthaler

Well, Hello!

I have not written a blog post since last Oct, 2024...early October. My computer died while we were here, and I haven't written since then.

Right now, April 9, 2025...we are in Venice again. I hope to add some more posts of this trip asap!

So...back in October 2024:

We took a day trip to Florence to explore and see the wonderful Helen Frankenthaler exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi. 

We started early, arriving by train around 8:00, so first things first....caffe!

We enjoyed walking around the city, seeing the beauty all around. The weather was good...

We stopped for a mid-morning bite at a favorite spot on Via Servi. We love the "cecina" here. It's a thin slice of a chickpea flour "pizza", sort of. I always get the onion version. Yum!

In the morning the crowds were not so bad, but by mid day it was packed.

Fortunate for us, most people were not at the exhibition!

We had looked forward to this one, and it didn't disappoint. An absolutely fantastic show...

For the most part, we had the place to ourselves!

NOW REMEMBER READERS...THIS WAS LAST OCTOBER,

NOT NOW!

Next, a late afternoon lunch across the Arno river at another favorite spot...

The crostoni here are the best. One with tomatoes, olives and melted cheese...and one with artichoke, olives and melted cheese. A good combo to share.

We took another stroll around town before heading back to the train station and home.

A good day in Florence!!