Dream Trip 2009

Great Travel Moment

Florence, or Firenze as the natives say, is a city that captured my heart decades ago. I go as often as I can which is usually every 2 or 3 years. In June 2005, I was able to share this magnificant city and its treasures with my new husband of 5 months. We celebrated his 81 birthday at a restaurant on the edge of the Arno River. The next morning we got up early and took a walk before the traffic noise of the day was upon us. As we strolled along the Arno, the buildings appeared in the river as if it were a mirror. In the quiet distance the sound of a squeak, squeak became slightly louder. They were practicing skulling on the placid river. The only noise to be heard.