Hotel Raffaello Florence
Viale Morgagni, 19 Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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Day 15 - The decision
... take a bus to the edge of the city to possibly start hitch-hiking there (the bus driver was an ***hole and basically made us walk several stops with our bags because he wouldn't let us out when we wanted), but there are toll-booths right on the way out of the city. In theory, it is prohibited to hitch-hike there and I can see why, but we didn't know where else to go. So we tried. No luck! We skipped breakfast and it was one of the hottest days ...
Uffizi Day
... it to Santa Trinity church which includes a Ghirlandio fresco of the life of Saint Francis. Crossed to the Oltrarno neighborhood so the kids could see some of the artisans shops, and back home for dinner and (finally!) an actual early night. We are even too tired to go out for gelato! All of us read a really cool book about Florence for kids that we bought at the Uffizi bookshop.
Thursday, July ...
Today, We Met David.
... of the cellar date back to Roman times and were part of an ampitheater. It was amazing!
We had stalled for two hours in the restaurant but it was time to explore. Off we went for gelato. Them as we wandered toward the Uffizi gallery and the Arno river, we encountered a kind of freaky looking mime. He was hysterical!
Later we had dinner in Florence and a long, long, walk back to our buses.
Tomorrow to ...
Heat stroke in Florence
... We need to be in Paris by the 26th and time is running out. Plus, Adrienne and I are spending almost a week in Tuscany after Jenna leaves. So, better for Jenna to see Florence for 1 day then to not see it at all!
We arrived in late morning on Tuesday (5/24) and walked through the sweltering heat to our hostel. Italy seemed to get hotter as we moved further north, which is ironic but must have something to do ...
An alternative history of Vietnam
There are mosquitoes in our room in Florence (in another monastery). All my life I've been flailing away and slapping myself silly, to little effect. Frances kills two in short order by patiently cupping her hand over her ear, and trapping them smoothly when they reveal their presence. At the risk of racial stereotyping, is this a metaphor for the Americans' lack of success ...



