Down Day and Florence Market

I decided today to take a down day. I stayed in Donnini, went for a walk, visited the bakery, grocery store and pizzeria and got some desperately needed nap time, my sleep has been minimal at best over the last week. If it had been a nicer day I could have gone for a swim in our pool but it’s been terrible weather off and on with Hurricane Kirk playing havoc in France and Germany. Lisa, Rich and Sharon decided to take the train back into Florence and found a great indoor market with amazing vendors featuring hundreds of varieties of meats, poultry, fish, cheese, breads, pastas, balsamic vinegars, olive oils, limoncello, chocolate, fruits, vegetables, gelato and so much more. There was also a cooking class taking place and the upper level was a massive food court featuring everything from homemade truffle pasta to sushi to Smashburgers to pizza and every kind of dessert possible. When they returned home we went out for dinner at Pizzeria Cacciatore in town to celebrate Lisa’s birthday.Read more