Our day started out with a brief walking tour of this small city. We started on quaint Ponte Vecchio with it's many jewelry shops and river views
From there we made our way through town to the Duomo or Florence Cathedral. The architecture and detailing of the church was absolutely incredible. It's one of the largest churches in Italy.
After the walking tour we stopped for lunch at a restaurant that made beautiful handmade pasta dishes. I had parpadelle with a wild boar ragu. Delizioso!
After lunch we strolled to the Palazzo del Signoria to see the original statuary housed there along with this very famous imposter:
The other sculptures were really impressive
We wandered and shopped around a bit. Walking through the streets in Florence you can smell leather everywhere. The bags and belts were beautiful and in some cases you can watch the items being made by the craftsman in the shop.
Once the temperature got to around 90 we decided it would be a great time to climb to the Piazzale Michaelangelo. If you're ever in Florence, DO THIS. but maybe choose a time when the sun is not so high.
The incline was steep with varying asphalt and stairs
In the end, we reached the top sweaty and dehydrated; but turning around and seeing this view made it all worthwhile:
Coming down was a piece of cake and I parted ways with my friends as they went home to shower and I hit up the Uffizi Gallery. The museum had some famous paintings:
But the museum itself was gorgeous with really intricate domes and ceilings
The Uffizi also had tons of Renaissance sculpture:
I had to hurry a bit through the gallery in order to make it to dinner on time. Dinner (for some) were HUGE florentine steaks.
Bellissimo!
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