Hrmmmmm, so my first impressions of Florence: Surprisingly similar to American cities, minus my normal capability to hold a conversation with almost any person on the street. This place seems busy and full of constant movement, and I find it strangely difficult to watch people here. Although that might have a lot to do with the large groups we have been tending to travel in recently.
I have been finding it difficult to find peace here, plenty of zoning space to think, but very few pockets of real peace. I found quite a lot of sun-filled peace on the meander between Sattignano and Fiesole. And I finally felt like drawing something. I haven't really felt like drawing all the things I have been seeing the last couple of weeks. All the amazing architecture and masterworks, can't quite seem to compare to sunlight grass and the twists of tree-limbs.
Despite what I just wrote the space I am choosing is not a country one, but a bridge, Ponte S. Trinita. For the people who don't know the names of the bridges, it is the one with the triangle points jutting out of the sides that make great seats in good weather. I chose this bridge primarily for those triangles and the vantage point they create. Each triangle is a space in and of itself. It provides both a view of the river and a view of passers by. It is also quite a convenient place to hide because it is entirely possible to be invisible to those walking over the bridge when on a triangle. I suppose it is a space that allows you to control how much you deal with your surroundings.
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