Firenze

Beautiful pictures to show and somehow the computer doesn't want to look at them. Angela is in the Tuscan hills sunning, writing and strolling through the day. So I have been off to the city on trusty little bus no. 43b which has to honk and get the opposing cars to back up at every turn. such flexibility on our road ways would do us a lot of good. I have been to the Museo San Marco which is a little out of the mainstream and lightly attended with its incredible collection of frescos -- one in each monk's cell. Most famous is an annunciation and the noli tangere scene with mary magdalene and the recently risen christ. I went to see the cells of the charismatic and fiery monk -- Savonarola who criticized the short comings of the church, got the medicis kicked out and eventually instituted a democratic governement before he was hanged in piazza signorini. when the political fires erupted, he with drew to his cell for prayer and contempation where still today is preserved his hair shirt, flagellation stick and blue cape. the simplity of it all was quite touching to me. outside the botanical gardens are all in bright bloom. so nice. ciao. d & a