Sometimes we have glitches with the internet connection in Italy so if nothing appears here for a few days that's what's happening. We'll try to get it fixed but who knows what's happening out there in cyber space!
This is one of our Florence days and we were off to visit the medieval Davanzati house museum and the Santa Maria Novella Perfumery. Of course, when you walk with Patrizia there are many other sights to see and hear about since the city is full of surprises. Built in the late 1200's, the Davanzati house gives us a look back to the past and how a noble family of that era might have lived. Next we walked over to the perfumery which is housed in the original rooms that the monks in the church monastery began the business of making and selling medicinal salves, lotions and potions. Their products became very popular with the Florentines especially after they started to add wonderful scents from flowers and herbs. Over the next couple of hundred years, the monks quit the business and it was bought by a private company and continues to be one of the most popular perfume producers in Europe with many branches. It was a good day to be "at home" - a little rain shower here and there, but nothing to keep us "off the streets"!
