Upon my two prior visits I have always wanted to visit Florence. When I took humanities in college, many of the great works I learned about resided in Florence. It was the center of Renaissance and the beneficiary of many wealthy and talent residents in its past.
We stayed at the Il Ghiro Guest House. It was centrally located and not far from the train station. It wasn’t fancy but it was clean and we had a private bathroom. It only got a bit noisy at times but that is what to expect from hostels. The highlight of our evenings was coming back to our hostel and seeing “gypsies” that we had seen begging earlier in the day with sad eyes. In the evening they had beers and were all smiles.
We started our first day climbing the 414 steps of the campanile (or bell tower) of Florence’s famous Duomo.
From the top we had great views of the Duomo and Baptistry.
Look down the middle….
Also below we saw a parade go by.
And how can I forget these great views of the city.
After the bell tower we wandered around town a bit and stop to look at some statues.
Fountain of Neptune
We happened upon a flag fight.
The best part of the day is when we were there the same time as the Florence Wine Event. We decided to take part.
Carlos demonstrating the proper way to carry around your wine glass. Why don’t they have these bags at wine events in the USA?
And as the day comes to a close we head back to our hostel for a good nights sleep. Ciao!
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