An early start on another glorious day - caught Bus 11 into Florence to buy our tickets for the hop-on hop-off bus. They have 3 different routes - we went round on 2 of the loops then hopped off at Piazzale Michelangelo, a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of Florence. We stayed up there for lunch and caught the bus down to the Pont Vecchio - just as stunning as I remembered, although by the time we got there today it was full of pesky tourists- how awful! Walked round for a few hours (getting lost over and over) making our way to the fabulous Duomo with its green and pink shades of marble - absolutely stunning. Very warm in Florence today - so we had a perfect excuse to have yet another gelato. Finally found the leather markets after some very serious walking - so I had to buy a bag (or 2) - I had to justify the time spent finding the place. One of the stops on the bus was in Fiesole, a small town 8k from Florence high in the hills with wonderful views. We had a pizza for dinner here before finally arriving back home just after 9pm (we caught Bus 11 in the wrong direction and had a devil of a job finding the stop to come home (in a different street). Off again tomorrow to see more of this wonderful city.
Ann
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