Rome had shown us The Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps, The Parthenon, The Forum, St Peter's Basilica, and The Sistine Chapel and we felt now we had seen it all. So we boarded our bus for Florence. Of all the city states, Florence had been one of the greatest and the home to people such as Leonardo Da Vinci. After leaving the Sistine Chapel in Rome mid morning, we arrived in Florence mid afternoon. We were given 90 minutes for a look around . Things to buy in Florence included leather! Leather items certainly attracted tourist type prices! The weather had fined up but there were some ominous black clouds to the west.
Our first walking tour after a quick walk around was Santa Croce Basilica. It was yet another Cathedral. We were awoken from our disinterest to be told this Cathedral housed the tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo (see left)! And we thought we had seen it all in Rome! Remember to click on the photos for a larger view, then hit "Back" to return to this page.
As storm clouds gathered we walked through the city to where we saw an exact copy of "David", a truly beautiful sculpture. The original was now housed in a safer environment to ensure this fine work of art does not deteriorate further! After taking our photographs we walked further along lane ways and through cobble stoned streets (above left). We passed yet another fine cathedral (see below) before having an included meal at a restaurant. We boarded our bus and then headed to our hotel for the night. This was possibly our worst hotel for the whole 6 weeks we were away!
The next day we were taking part in an 'optional' tour into Tuscany which proved to be yet another 'highlight'! The photo below is a panorama photo (4 single photos I have joined together) of Florence.
Rome had shown us The Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps, The Parthenon, The Forum, St Peter's Basilica, and The Sistine Chapel and we felt now we had seen it all. So we boarded our bus for Florence. Of all the city states, Florence had been one of the greatest and the home to people such as Leonardo Da Vinci. After leaving the Sistine Chapel in Rome mid morning, we arrived in Florence mid afternoon. We were given 90 minutes for a look around . Things to buy in Florence included leather! Leather items certainly attracted tourist type prices! The weather had fined up but there were some ominous black clouds to the west.
Our first walking tour after a quick walk around was Santa Croce Basilica. It was yet another Cathedral. We were awoken from our disinterest to be told this Cathedral housed the tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo (see left)! And we thought we had seen it all in Rome! Remember to click on the photos for a larger view, then hit "Back" to return to this page.
As storm clouds gathered we walked through the city to where we saw an exact copy of "David", a truly beautiful sculpture. The original was now housed in a safer environment to ensure this fine work of art does not deteriorate further! After taking our photographs we walked further along lane ways and through cobble stoned streets (above left). We passed yet another fine cathedral (see below) before having an included meal at a restaurant. We boarded our bus and then headed to our hotel for the night. This was possibly our worst hotel for the whole 6 weeks we were away!
The next day we were taking part in an 'optional' tour into Tuscany which proved to be yet another 'highlight'! The photo below is a panorama photo (4 single photos I have joined together) of Florence.
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I sure am enjoying my tour of Europe, via your good account and lovely pictures. I check several times a day to see if you have posted a new segment yet.
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