Day 2 Firenze

Ponte Vecchio Bridge over the Arno River

Started off the day fairly early - went to the grocery store nearby and got items for breakfast etc. Had cappuccino at the Gelateria down the street for only 1 Euro - score!!!
It was great too. That man will see a lot more of us. We decided to take our own walking “tour” and get an idea of the area and not go in any museums yet. The area is actually quite crowded with tourists and the lines are long!! We walked to the Arno river and across the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Absolutely beautiful!! As Erin says, if you just point the camera randomly and shoot you will get a beautiful picture! It is actually quite overwhelming - there is so much to see. We walked by a lot of the landmarks and will decide later what we want to see most of. We will definitely go to the Galleria dell’Accademia to see the original statue of David by Michelangelo.

We found another good restaurant for lunch ,Trattoria Baldovino, - the food here has been so good - much better than Italian food in the states! We walked back to the apt. after lunch - more of a stroll with lots of distractions along the way. Amazing picturesque side streets, neat shops, street vendors, gelaterias.......

I’m glad we have the internet store close by. I can post a few pictures daily but we will have so many pictures.....there is so much to see.

Perseus With Head of Medusa