Random observations from a rather frequent solitary traveler to Florence for the past ten years. Some things change, others stay the same.
In the change department—since I was here in April:
• Cover/service charge now added to restaurant bill
• African males are not on the streets selling
• Street artists display an official permit
• Gypsies and their family business have disappeared
• In leaving the Pitti Palace you must show your ticket
In the stay the things stay the same department
• Stone buildings are still standing.
• Cappuccino still costs 120 euro
• Shops on the Ponte Vecchio only sell jewelry
• It still takes 463 steps to reach the lantern of the Duomo
• I am still taking pictures of everything I see
In the change department—since I was here in April:
• Cover/service charge now added to restaurant bill
• African males are not on the streets selling
• Street artists display an official permit
• Gypsies and their family business have disappeared
• In leaving the Pitti Palace you must show your ticket
In the stay the things stay the same department
• Stone buildings are still standing.
• Cappuccino still costs 120 euro
• Shops on the Ponte Vecchio only sell jewelry
• It still takes 463 steps to reach the lantern of the Duomo
• I am still taking pictures of everything I see