Here is our hotel in Florence - the Westin Excelsior. It's right on the River Arno.
This church was right outside our hotel.
And right across the river was this structure which I'm not sure what it is but the reflective picture off the still river was nice. I got a got shot of this with my DSLR and I hope to Photoshop out the graffiti. :-)
We had a very informative art history lecture this morning at the hotel and then took a bus over to the Accademia Gallery of Florence where we saw Michelangelo's David. It's over 16 feet tall and weighs more than 5 tons.
From here we walked to see the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore which is another huge cathedral completed in the 15th century.
This was end of our guided activities for the day so the four of us stopped in a little outdoor ristorante and had a wonderful calzone for lunch.
Then we walked across the Ponte Vecchio which is covered with numerous shops selling gold and jewelry. We walked to some more shops and then Nan and I headed back to the hotel while Barb and Mitch kept on shopping for a while longer.
We had dinner this evening at Ristorante Buca Mario and it was fabulous!
After dinner we walked back to the hotel along the river.
Tomorrow we visit the Uffizi Gallery. It will be the first day since we've been here that we're expecting rain. Until then... Ciao!
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