Lovely Florence! Everywhere you turn there is something historic and notable. On the downside it has been 90+ degrees and I still have a bad cold.
Tuscany on the train
Our huge room at Hotel Alessander just 1 block from the river
The view from our hotel window
View from the hotel rooftop terrace
View from the hotel rooftop terrace -- we tried to enjoy a glass of wine up there but it was just too hot
Walking around along the river
Along the river
Ponte Vecchhio
Along the Arno
Arno River
Cute little stairway -- with people hiding from the sun
Ponte Vecchino
S. Croce
Leather college in the church -- a little hard to find but so happy we kept looking
Leather college
Leather college
Inside the leather college -- tables where some students were showing off their craft
Bryan's new belt getting specially sized for him
A few of our leather purchases
Door for my mom
Door knockers everywhere
Duomo peaking through
Duomo! So impressive and massive
Duomo
Duomo
Duomo -- HUGE line to get in
Florence at sunset
Barbera wine
Pasta!
So many mopeds
Outside Il Mercato Centrale
So happy we found this food market, Mercato Centrale! First floor was all vendors while the second was like a cafeteria with meals all made from the vendors below. The market just reopened this Spring! Interesting read http://www.mercatocentrale.it/en/mercato-centrale-firenze/
Meat!
The second floor -- building was built in 1847
Lunch! -- mmmm meat
And Bryan's lunch -- more meat
And beer
Love this!!!
Archway in a piazza
Piazza Della Signori
Fake David
Lots of statues -- some dating to the 2nd century
Neptune Fountain
Neat old building
Palazzo Vecchino
Palazzo Vecchino
Big wall!!
Sunset looking over the city -- after walking up a large hill and lots of steps
Sunset looking over the city
I have tons of these pictures by thought I would just post a few
One of us!
Sunset
Neptune Fountain a night
On to Venice in the morning!
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