The Boy and The Coconut Tree

During my recent trip to Florence my friend Sally introduced me to street art/graffiti and this is a collection of photos taken in London, Naples, Florence and Budapest of different forms of street art I've seen in those cities. Sally was able to meet her favourite,  Clet  Abraham when we walked past his workshop in Florence by chance. He signed a postcard of his work and gave her a freebie and seemed quite the gent. His art is vibrant but cannot compete with the capital of the Renaissance . Florence Florence Budapest Naples London Florence A Clet piece in his Florence workshop London February 7, 2017

This is the final night of my 6 day trip to Italy, the wind is blowing so hard that masonry is falling from the buildings nearby (well this city is old) and the air outside my hotel window is full of paper and plastic bags flying about, this is Naples a city that I've fallen for in the past 3 days. Although my trip included a side visit to Florence and Pisa I won't dwell on either, I've been to Florence twice before and it needs no explanations and Pisa was a nice side trip though the weather really didn't work for me, I was drenched and it is very hard to be motivated about anything when all of your clothes are dripping wet.  The tower is what it is and I am glad I saw it. The slightly tilted tower of Pisa  So a few days in Florence catching up with a friend I've not seen in 3 years, a great hotel, Room Mate Luca  where my friend Luca works. Florence is a great city to wander around, eat and drink (I had some great food in little Osterias in the cit...