Both Marty and I have fond memories of Florence from 1975; however, today, the crowds and hassles of the city are leaving us less enamored of Florence than we expected. Our hotel is wonderful, the proprietor very helpful, and the weather is sunny. Perhaps our travel schedule is catching up with us. Today we started at 8:15 at the Medici chapel, the most incredible crypt you can imagine and several sculptures by Michelangelo. We then saw the “piece de resistance,” the David at the Accademia. A simple lunch at a small place by the Mercado centrale provided welcome sustenance—Martin got photos of goods there, the Pikes Place Market of Florence. We prefer the Seattle fishmongers to the purveyors of sides of beef and tripe and other sundries we saw there.
Then we took a break—later in the afternoon, Martin, Teddi and Marty went to the Uffizi and spent an hour viewing Botticelli’s works. At six p.m. we all headed to our evening Transept walk through the city…very interesting historical overview of Florence. We ended the evening with hot chocolate, the best we’ve ever tasted. I’m beat and can’t believe Teddi and Martin are so chipper and energetic. And Marty’s on the phone, working…so I’m the slougher of the bunch…but we all agreed tomorrow we’re sleeping in, a first and welcome prospect.
Then we took a break—later in the afternoon, Martin, Teddi and Marty went to the Uffizi and spent an hour viewing Botticelli’s works. At six p.m. we all headed to our evening Transept walk through the city…very interesting historical overview of Florence. We ended the evening with hot chocolate, the best we’ve ever tasted. I’m beat and can’t believe Teddi and Martin are so chipper and energetic. And Marty’s on the phone, working…so I’m the slougher of the bunch…but we all agreed tomorrow we’re sleeping in, a first and welcome prospect.
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