The MoHo and Other Traveling Tales

Florence weather on this day: clear and sunny, with a high of 81 Degrees F/27.2 C
One of the great thrills of visiting Europe for many people is seeing Michelangelo’s David in the (stone) flesh at the Accademia Gallery of Florence. I knew it was going to be a thrill for me.  Michelangelo in my opinion is the greatest sculptor that...

High Temperature on this day, 78 Degrees F/25.5 C sunny and clear
When I started planning this trip I immediately bought some guidebooks.  There is a ton of information on the internet but I wanted hard copy to peruse on cold winter nights.  I had Rick Steve’s Florence and Tuscany, and Lonely Planet Florence.  I read...

Cloudy, a bit rainy, and 58F 14.4C
View toward Michelangelo Piazza from the apartment bedroom window
Neither of us slept well last night.  Perhaps Deanna may have slept better if I hadn’t been so restless, since we shared the queen sized bed in the bedroom.  There is also a sofa bed in the living area, but we decided to skip making that one up  since...

We woke to threatening rain clouds on our last morning in Montepertuso. We also were wakened by the very loud roar of a “super scooper” belly dump plane flying directly over our terrace after picking up water from the sea.  Here is an up close if somewhat...