Fierenze

Excellent - we will meet up with Izzy and Scott for our visit to Florence and then onto Asciano in the Tuscan countryside.
What’s up here? In (one of) the richest cities in Europe.
So many visitors. That might contribute to the wealth. Sit and have a beer while taking in the splendour of one of too many landmark sight to take in. Get the bill and appreciate why it’s on of the richest cities……
We might never be back, so let’s get in and enjoy. We certainly are.
So much to see here. I’m “just a suburban boy” so no surprise my neck hurts from looking this way and that. Wonderful.

Couple of travel details. Jump off another on time fast-train expecting to “grab a cab”. Um. The queue is about 60 cabs worth of people with suitcases. Let’s start walking!
Good call, as we were at the apartment with 25 mins of suitcase bouncing cobble stoned footpaths including photo ops.

Highlights? Cathedral, leather products, gelato, energy of the street, architecture (grand and ancient), wonder (at how residents adapt to the intensity of cities like this)Les mer