After nearly getting on the wrong train leaving Rome, we sailed down the tracks to Florence on the gorgeous Eurostar train. In 100 minutes we were there! Our bed and breakfast is just 3 blocks from Florence's signature building, the Duomo, and on the same street as the old bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, which is a bridge covered with very old jewlery stores.
Today we walked a couple kilometers up to Michelangelo's square for a fabulous view of the entire city! Firenze is forever influenced by the now extinct Medici family who commissioned Michelangelo, Botacelli, and many other artists to create world famous masterpieces which we have seen here...including Michelangelo's David and Botacelli's Birth of Venus.
Firenze is very popular with shoppers, and merchants have obliged them with high end stores throughout the city. The food is just as delicious as Romes and it is a good thing we are walking so many miles every day! After all the walking, the kids nearly fell asleep sitting up at dinner tonight! Our stay in Florence is brief...did not get a chance for an excursion to Pisa...maybe next visit...but had a wonderful time here and saw so many beautiful sights. Florence is beautiful and we would love to come back!
Tomorrow, we are on to Venzia!
Ciao!
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