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| Santa Maria Novella |
What an exhausting day! I started out tired from all the walking we did yesterday. This morning we took the train to Florence, arriving there around noon. Our hotel is located on a piazza near the train station with a beautiful church, Santa Maria Novella. We left our luggage at the hotel and went out in search of lunch.
We found a restaurant that looked like it offered local specialties. I had ribolita, a traditional Tuscan soup made with stale bread and vegetables. I also had risotto with crispy pork cheek and truffles. It was delicious!
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| Ribolita |
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| Risotto with pork cheek and truffles |
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| The Duomo |
Then we went in search of the most famous building in Florence, the Duomo. It is the cathedral of Florence, a beautiful building, famous, of course, for its dome.
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| Renaissance Parade |
We prepared to move on from the piazza surrounding the Duomo, but were blocked by what I’m calling a Renaissance parade - probably 100 men dressed in Renaissance style clothing and playing music while they marched through the piazza.
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| Marzipan Fruit |
In the shopping district we saw a candy shop with a beautiful display of marzipan fruit.
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| Reproduction of Michaelangelo's David |
Our next stop was Piazza degli Uffizi the home of the Uffizi Gallery. We're scheduled to visit the gallery
Monday morning, before leaving for Venice. However, due to time constraints it looks like we'll only be scratching the surface. The sculptures outside the gallery include a copy of Michaelangelo’s statue of David.
At that point we were worn out and returned to our hotel for the evening gelato.
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