And after that dose of formidable modernity on my blog, I thought it would be a great departure to have a generous dose of old world opulence. So here comes images from nothing less than the Four Seasons Hotel, Florence.

Royal Suite (della Gherardesca) - The interiors look more like paintings and less like photographs

Presidential Suite (Conventino)

Gallery Suite

Un.Real.

Dining

Presidential Suite (de’ Medici)

Those purple Chandeliers are something else

Superior Room

Presidential Suite (Conventino)

This reminds you of the still life paintings by the Masters from another century.