Florence

Candied fruit at the Central Market

This morning we visited the Central Market in Florence.  There were lots of vendors selling cheeses, meats, seafood, pastas, flowers, biscotti, and just about any other Italian food you can think of.  Some of them offered samples, which was lots of fun.  We bought some delicious salami with fennel and snacked on it during our walk.  On the outskirts of the covered market were vendors selling all kinds of leather goods, which Florence is famous for.

You can see the Duomo down below in the city.

After the market we took a city bus to Piazzalo Michelangiolo, located on a hill across the river overlooking the city.  We made good use of the photo opportunity and then walked down the hill.













We found a place for lunch, and afterward Bill and  I meandered back to our hotel room while Janet and John visited the Galileo Museum (which contains several of his fingers!).

We'd had a pretty substantial lunch, so settled for gelato for dinner.  Tomorrow we plan to visit the Uffizi and then take the train to Venice.