A Day in Florence

We started the day at the Duomo as we figured the 463 steps to the top would require our most energy! From there we did some window shopping on our way to Santa Maria Novella. We grabbed lunch before a gentle stroll along the Arno river to another famous bridge Ponte Vecchio (Has jewellery shops across both sides of the bridge). From there we viewed the Ufizzi Gallery enroute to the Palazzo Vecchio and the Piazza Signoria where a replica David is among other statues. We toured back to Santa Croce Church (near our apartment) and viewed the market in the piazza before heading for a short siesta. We went shopping and both of us were successful in improving our fashion presence! We then walked to the south side of the river and began the trek uphill (did not count the number of steps...) to the Piazzale Michelangelo (a view of the entire city) on our way to the San Miniato Church and Santo Spirito Church. Supper may have been the entertainment of the night as Darren and the waiter had a little mistunderstanding when they showed up a 1 Kg (2.2lb) Florentine Steak roughly 2 inches thick and served on a cutting board!! Pete you would be proud as Darren completed the entire steak and states that it was THE BEST STEAK he has ever had bar none. Anyways it gave the restaurant staff a good chuckle, but they provided us a fantastic desert wine on the house. Tomorrow we are off to the Cinque Terra. Ciao!