And so to Florence. An easy bus ride away and before ya know it, we’re there. On our first arvo, we get down to the duomo (incredible), along to the Uffizi (yes, memorable), the river along to Piazza Croce to try and buy a ticket to a medieval football match (sold out).
An amazing city. Next day we hit the Uffizi on the inside – lots of Botecelli and Lippi was had by all, along with a bit of Michelangelo and Leonardo. We’re now art experts, so ask us anything you like (especially early Italian Renaissance, not so hot on the later Renaissance painters who, for me, were not quite up to it).
And then, and then, and then, we sat and watched the procession to the football match that we couldn’t watch. All medieval costumes, drums, flag-throwers – you know, the usual – but this time with a big crowd in front of us. Still pretty impressive.
Our last things to do are a trip over the river to the Piazza Michelangelo for a big view of the city, up the Duomo for the same and some wine tasting. It is our intention to recover from all of this and resume our travels to Lucca for another 3 days of Tuscan bliss. Ciao!
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