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Day 10: Florence
... that didn't stop Mom, Dad, Tom and me from walking around the whole city while CJ worked on some schoolwork. We had a late start because we putzed around the apartment a bit and Mom and Dad found a cool market where they bought us some food for the next few days. When we ventured out, we walked out to Ponte Vecchio again (can't get enough of that bridge!) and over to the other side, where we had lunch, wine, and the first cannoli of the trip. We continued along the Arno River ...
Travel day to the fullest
... to Florence is fast and efficient. Translate that to: we didn't have much more than an hour to sleep, which we didn't. Upon our arrival in Florence, we were already tired.
First order of business was to book tickets for the Uffizi and Accademia museums for Sunday, so we didn't have to worry about lines later on. Second was to find coffee, but on our way through town, ...
Settling In
... late dinner, made by Laurie. That night we did not sleep well, probably due to all the excitement and the smell of leather in the market which we brought home.
The next morning we all got up bright and early to get to the Mercado centrale (Central Market for food) to purchase our weekly groceries. We got fresh parmeasean, olive oil and red wine vi****r, different cheeses, pesto, chicken, tons of ...
'Fair Firenze' - Florence
... of old telescopes and other scientific instruments, and we saw three of Galileo's fingers and a tooth - pretty gruesome. We learned about a lot of his discoveries in relation to maths and physics - he was an absolute genius! There were actual physical exhibits that demonstrated some of his theories, like a ball rolling down an arced ramp reaches a certain point quicker than a ball rolling down a diagonal ramp (or was it the other way around? :P). I think Scott ...
As one era ends...
... trip to a gellateria was in order, of course. There is such a huge variety of places to choose. I am always drawn to the artisan style offerings with the brightly coloured gellatti heaped and sculpted in towers, topped with chunks of chocolate or sliced fruit. It never disappoints. We followed this with another visit to the leather market. I bought Nora some shearling slippers the other day, so today I bought a new belt. ...
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