This image was taken 4 years ago in Florence. It was on a trip I took with mum to celebrate my 40th birthday. The plan was to turn 40 in Venice so this was the week just before when I was still a mere 39. As much as my heart lies in Venice, Florence runs a pretty close second. It is a beautiful city and just the right size to really see and savour it, as opposed to a city the size of, say, Rome or Paris, which can completely overwhelm. This day we had just been perusing the c