Today we went to Florence.  I’ve had enough of taking pictures of trains, so there are no more.  Instead, below are some of the highlights that we saw.

We were given a guided tour of the Duomo, Baptistry, Piazza Dell Republica, Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio, but all from the outside.

So after a lovely lunch (excellent pizza) we went to Santa Cruce Basilica, where we saw tombs and monuments to some famous Italians – Michelangelo, Galileo, Marconi, Rossini (and infamous – Machiavelli!).

I mentioned we are in a tour group of forty.  We were surprised to discover that our tour guide spoke no Italian.  I only cope with a few phases from a book, but now have added one more phrase to my repertoire following a gelato experience this afternoon.  Having decided to have a cone each and been offered two flavours, I handed over a ten euro note, only to discover that these were €10 each!  Quanto costa (how much)?