Perseus in Florence

Perseus holding the Medusa's head
Perseus holding the Medusa’s head in the Piazza della Signora, Florence.

The 1545 bronze sculpture of Perseus holding the head of the evil Medusa that he had just cut off, thereby restoring order. It is a  metaphor for Cosimo de Medici for restoring order to Florence in kicking off Renaissance. It’s considered by some to be the most beautiful bronze statue ever made & it was by Benvenuto Cellini.

Fanny

I met Fanny while waiting for the train in a small French town. She was just sitting on the floor in the otherwise empty under-rail corridor where graffiti adorns all walls, smouldering cigarette in between two fingers, too early for her train. She was engaging; I only had a few minutes. Her phone rang, it was her mum. I waited a few. She spoke in wonderful melody the way the French do. I sensed a feeling of solitude.. may be, not melancholy.