Florence Scenes

It's been a busy 10 days since I last posted. After Siena we drove to Florence, staying at our usual Florence Park Scandicci, and met up with La Familia Sabbatica, who had preceded us by a few days. Our paths converged on a number of occasions in Florence, they doing many of the more obligatory sights than we, and also engaging in a variety of tours and classes. Having been to Florence many times before, and recently, too, we just took in a few favorites, always seeing and learning more than the last time, and enjoyed the ambiance. Below are a few assorted pix. I'll later do posts on the Uffizi, Santa Maria Novella, the Ognissanti, the Duomo, and more. And then move on to Pisa, Padua, Venice, Plitvice Lakes in Croatia, Ljubliana, and the Skocjan caves in Slovenia. It's been a busy 10 days.

At a trattoria one evening together; Rebecca taking the pic

With Penelope on the Ponte Vecchio

Actually we spent more time than usual on the Ponte Vecchio; P's birthday was
approaching, and Vicki had decided a small silver charm bracelet commemorating
Italian sights P had visited was in order

All locked up by night

Arno from the bridge

P with good luck friend

More sights by night

The Ognissanti church...en route to our favorite Ristoro Antico di Cambi

Street scene on the left bank

Love the old towers still around

13th century skyscrapers

And an old favorite in the Vespucci section

At the central market one day for lunch

And pondering our next bifstecca fiorentina