On Top of the World (or just Florence)

Florence: Day 1

We left Venice for Florence on a Eurastar fast train. Once we arrived in Florence, we managed to find our hotel after a few wrong turns down narrow streets. We ate lunch at an outside café near the Uffizi Museum. This same square has been here since the time of Michelangelo. For the first time in Europe we had a good size American style cola with ice. When we saw the bill, we were surprised to see each was €8 – about $10. Jonathan thought it was worth it.

We then went and saw the Duomo – a huge dome build in the 1400’s. We got in line to see the inside of the church, but found out it was actually the line to walk to the top of the dome. 497 steps later we found ourselves at the top level of the inside of the dome. Brodie wanted to continue on outside, but Amber and Jonathan headed 497 steps down. Brodie got some great pictures from the top.

We finished the day by eating at a nice restaurant that was recommended in the guide book. It was enjoyable and took us across the river. Jonathan tried a local hot been dish with spinach. We took some nice night shots of Florence on the way back.