Madonna played a concert in Florence at the Franchi stadium on Saturday, June 16th. Unfortunately, I didn’t go, with ticket prices starting at 70 euro and going as high as 155 euro, but still, Florence is small and she is a big presence. She is staying in the St. Regis, very close to my apartment and has been seen around Florence on a vespa, in the gardens, Uffizi and shopping, of course!
Yesterday I saw 4 police officers on motorcycles come into the piazza and surround her black Range Rover, apparently for an escort to someplace or another. The bus I was waiting for came before I could see what happened. Later in the day though, she made an appearance with some dancers in Piazza Ognissanti, apparently doing a dance video. Afterwards she took a seat in this convertible and made her way around Florence with music blaring and dancing up a storm. Even though I didn’t see her in concert, I felt energized, and came home and blasted Madonna on my IPod until I couldn’t stand it anymore. It’s all very exciting but will end soon, as she has a concert today in Barcelona!