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Day 10: Florence
... of Michelangelo, Galileo, Niccolo Medicci and Dante, as well as works by Donatello. On our way there, we walked through a little alleyway where school children were being let out for the day and families were there picking them up (no one was in a car; everyone walked or rode bikes). It was a very cute, Italian, everyday scene, and we enjoyed watching it unfold. All the parents picking up their kids had some kind of snack for them -- that must be some kind of tradition or regular ...
Day 9: Florence
Today was a full walking day around Florence. The crowds here are worse than they've been anywhere so far, but it may be because it was a beautiful Sunday and it's a small city, so it feels more cramped. We started off by walking to the Duomo, which is the domed focal point of the city, with a tower, cathedral and baptistery. The cathedral was in mass when we were there, so we decided to come back another time to see the inside, ...
Moo... Italian Cows Sound the Same!
... They had some hay to distract them though as we all cautiously (some less cautiously than others) walked through and gaped at their size. Full grown they were seriously about as tall as I am. I know I'm not that tall but for a cow I think that's pretty massive.
By this time I was starving and ready for our inclusive meal. They did not disappoint! There was a variety of cheeses, meats, breads, jams, honey... mmmm! AND the most delectable apple juice I have ever had ...
Dangling Forentine sculptures
... the next. There is gelato on every corner and pizza is plentiful and inexpensive. Lively bars pour their customers out onto the sidewalks and sometimes into the streets when they get too crowded inside. Restaurant owners will assemble three tables, each with three chairs, on a makeshift platform the size of a parked car, and assemble it on the street where a parked car would ordinarily go. They place these right in front of their restaurant in order to accommodate ...
Perche no!
... red-fleshed peach from France and gone and got its next of kin for this batch of gelato.
I wasn’t leaving this place before a frappe of nocciola (hazelnut to the English-speaking world). Warmly toasted hazelnut flavour in a milkshake: how much is too much? And perhaps a taste of that murky pistachio? She proudly proffers a tiny paddle with a dollop of what is the very best, amazingly REAL pistachio icecream on the ENTIRE planet! ...
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Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort
Via di Campestri 19 / 22, Vicchio | 4 star hotelfrom $123 -
Residenza di Campagna Montelleri
Via dei Pini 1, Vicchio | 3 star hotelfrom $64