LENS to DETOX
"I leave my brush in the East and set froth on my journey. I shall see the famous places..." Ando Tokitaro Hiroshige (Tokyo 1797-1858) Florence was the most enticing experience to my senses. It was difficult when it came time to leave. It was perhaps something to do with the cultural indulgence I experienced there... at least that is what I would like to think as I hopped on a train to Rome instead of Milan when I eventually left! Santa Maria del Fiore - known to most peasants as Florence - is full of life and endless narratives of past glorious times which you can see, touch, smell and even taste throughout its well crafted buildings, museums and certainly, piazzas. I love stopping at bars and cafes, if possible mingling with the locals, at least I make my effort to ask for a snack such as arancini (rice balls originally from Sicily) but if the being under question turns up to be an obnoxious sod I then take my sketchbook out and courageously throw a ha...