Day 18 Florence

A huge day and exhausting in the heat and being among so many people. There are tourists everywhere and tourist shops- leather, shoes, jewellery and gelato everywhere. We began with a tour of the Uffizi Gallery. It was fantastic and our guide was excellent. So much to see there and good to see some of the originals from 7th Form Art History.It was good having extra time in there to wander around. We left there to visit the Santa Croce church which was truly beautiful. Then sec find a bite to eat and a drink. Am completely over buying water but an absolute necessity in 36 degrees heat. We then wandered around waiting for our next adventure which was The Duomo . While acess to the crypt was interesting as the foundations of the original church are still there, the church itself is very plain inside, while the outside is so highly decorated. After a bit more walking, we headed back to get sorted for tomorrow and also get ready to go out for dinner which turned out to be one of our best pasta meals yet. We were pleased to get home and will need to be up early in the morning as our trip to Sienna abd SN Gimianno leaves at 7 30.Read more