Day 17 Vernazza to Florence

Three trains later we arrived at 1pm in Florence. We walked 15 to our lovely Air B N B which is opposite The Duomo in the square itself. After getting the suitcases up the 87 stairs to the fourth floor ( no elevator at all) we were greeted by Luca who gave us very detailed instructions about the apartment which has everything we need, even a washing machine. We will be very comfortable here over 5 days. We headed off in search of a salad for lunch as we are a bit over pasta and bread. After lunch we wandered the streets surprised that it seems so much busier than Rome and it was 36 trees. We came across many very big and historic buildings but needed to do more research to know what they are. We returned hot and very tired to sort washing and have a rest. At 7pm we ventured out again and it was somewhat quieter in our square but there are endless restaurants and all were very busy. We ate at a large outdoor restaurant with mist spaying down on us every so often so kept cool. We walked back pleased to be inside heading to bed.Read more