cheers to a wonderful first day in Florence!
enjoying a great evening with friends
view of Florence from the Duomo Dome
our hotel room in Florence
our postcard pic in the Tuscan countryside
We have been in Florence since 7:30 this morning and have been loving every minute of it. After seeing Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Museum (so impressive in person!), we went to the Medici Chapels, took in some shopping at the San Lorenzo market square, and climbed 463 steps to the top of the Duomo Dome to see an amazing view of Florence.
The 463 steps were a little bit daunting as you climb them through narrow, spiraling, steep staircases but we made it to the top and enjoyed the view from above. Well, I enjoyed it, but not right up close to the railing.
You can check out the Duomo for yourself here: http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral
We took another one of RS's recommendations and ate dinner with our Aussie pal at this lovely restaurant near her hostel. At the table sitting next to us was a young couple from San Diego who we ended up chatting with the entire time. They heard us talking about RS, so they chimed in with their two cents, and we immediately became friends. I guess RS is good for something after all! I kid, I kid, but seriously, he should hire me to check out all of his info that he publishes and keep him up to date. I wouldn't mind the job. :)
The hotel we are staying at is great - it's up a few flights of stairs but offers a nice view of the busy street down below and we are right in the middle of town. So far we have had good luck with the places we have chosen - or else we are just THAT good. ;) Either way, it has been nice to get back to our hotels after long days of travel.
Tomorrow we are sleeping in a bit for once and then heading out to do some more shopping, more museum hopping, and just taking in all the sights Florence has to offer. We have decided to spend our last day here on Monday trekking out to Pisa and Lucca since we will have pretty much seen all there is to be seen here.
Hope everyone at home is well!
tracy
5 comments:
Ya'll keep on having fun and be safe.
Mom & Poppa
Enjoying your pics and stories. Keep them coming. Stay safe!!!
PG and Laur
so we couldn't help but get a good chuckle out of that first pic. your face tells the story of a 1000 wine bottles. ;)
are you coming back anytime soon?
eat at osteria dei benci!!! best restaurant in florence and get the spaghetti all'ubriacone (purple pasta soaked in red wine)
...and gelateria dei neri down the road for the best gelato in italy
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