Florence and Tourism
December 5, 2008Even though there is heavy tourism in Florence, the Florentine sensibility is substantially different than in other cities. The stereotypical New Yorker attitude is that tourists impede the day-to-day lives of the residents, and there's an antipathy for tourists that goes along with that. In Florence, the Italians will often stop for a moment and admire what their city has to offer. A Florentine woman smoking a cigarette stopped to gaze at the Duomo. The expression on her face wasn't awe like it was for us who were visiting, rather it was a calm smile of recognition.
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