A Room With A View An Article That Got My Attention.

The New York Times had a beautiful article Sunday in the Travel Section on Florence . It came with a stunning half page of photographs of the city and the surrounding area. The article questioned whether or not you could explore Florence without a guide book. It suggested that instead of a guide book you should bring along a copy of E.M. Forster’s A Room With a View. This article then explored the difference between Forster Florence and the Italian City of today. I had never seen an article like that before in the travel section. It seamlessly incorporated literature, history, food, sightseeing and the difference between being a tourist and really just enjoying and experiencing the place you are in. I read the whole article which was quite long. It really was able to hold my interest, which to be honest is not something the travel section generally does. The idea of experiencing a city through eyes of a literature heroine who lived a hundred years before was fascinating and intriguing. I guess what surprised me the most was not how creative the article was, but that I found it in the travel section. Maybe I do not read the travel section of the New York Times enough but because of this surprise I will be checking it out more often.