David

April 8th 2016
Spring Fashion We were spending a sunny afternoon walking the narrow back streets of the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood on the other side of the Arno River from downtown. We had already passed the massive Pitti Palace and were heading towards the Santo Spirito church and square. The lilac bushes have just reached full bloom and overpoweringly scent the air with a fragrance so intense that the e ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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Nanci and David Curry

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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9th April 2016

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

David
How could I resist this pic Nanci...and your pics in this blog in your rich distinctive style...love it.

9th April 2016

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

David
Thanks, Dave. Florence is a well photographed city and it is hard to find new angles. Even after we took this, we saw a very similar picture in a guide book. Oh, well....

9th April 2016

JenniferMP
Jennifer P.

Love!!
Your photos deserve to be on a magazine!! Always so beautiful, inspiring, and dreamy-like :)

9th April 2016

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Magazines....
Thank you, Jennifer for your kind words. Italy is very beautiful and photos here are seemingly around each corner. The weather is just warming and we almost hate to leave now. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

10th April 2016

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

From the well clothed to the naked
Now you can say things like 'remember that time when we crashed that Gucci party in Florence?'! We were staying not far from the Piazza della Signoria, and even though the area was touristy, we really loved the atmosphere. I love this photo of David, and my take on it has David about to be eaten by the lion :)

10th April 2016

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

David
Nanci likes to say, "I've been to many museums with David, but never like this!". :) I kind of wish I had of backed up just a bit so you could actually see the lion in this photo better. We live in a quiet neighborhood a short bus ride from the center, so we only see tourists when we go into town. It has been a fun month and Tuscany combined with the Cinque Terre last month made for a nice visit to one of our favorite places. We will definitely need to start the diet soon though! Thanks for reading and commenting!

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