Crossroads Tour – Florence to Istanbul –

It's a calm morning as I grab a final cup of caffe and call a cab. I go from hotel shower to airport gate in 30 minutes. It's going to be a great day.

Crossroads Tour – Florence Final Day –

In the early AM. another hotel guest plays Spanish guitar just outside my door. There are worse ways to wake up on a Sunday morning...

Crossroads Tour – Chapel of the Magi –

It's one of my favorite Renaissance works for its subject mater and intricate detail, and I never dreamed to see it outside of an art book. And yet, here I am,

Crossroads Tour – Florence First Day –

My last trip here ended in this garden, so it's the official starting point for this trip.

Crossroads Tour – Return to Florence –

The gift was for three weeks, the longest I've ever been away from home. I buy a map that afternoon...

Three Days in Florence – Final Day –

The Bargello is remarkable as much for its architecture as much as its contents. Finished in the 14th century, this palazzo has been the residence of the Duke of Calabria...

Three Days in Florence – Day 2 –

There are many elements that should have caught my attention here, but I was fixated on the bronze doors which were one of two reasons I came here.

Three Days in Florence – Day 1.5 –

Marie compares the train station in Venice to the one in Hogwart’s...