Florence 2018: Departure
It was a cold, rainy morning when we packed up our backpacks and prepare to leave Florence. I wasn’t feeling so great that morning, having…
Florence 2018: Dinner at Mercato Centrale
For dinner on our final night in Florence we went back to the San Lorenzo Market and headed up the escalator to the restaurants on…
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Florence 2018: Pitti Palace
It was already the afternoon when we finally finished at the Uffizi Gallery and we then crossed the Ponte Vecchio to the south side of…
Florence 2018: Uffizi Gallery
It was a rainy day in Florence as we got in line at the Uffizi Gallery. Thankfully the entry lines at the Uffizi are shielded…
Florence 2018: Mercato Centrale
After breakfast one morning we went over to Mercato Centrale, which is the indoor part of the San Lorenzo Market. Located just a short distance…
Florence 2018: Cathedral Museum
The main part of the Florence Cathedral had closed for the day when we got down from climbing the dome so we unfortunately missed out…
Florence 2018: Climbing the Cathedral’s Dome
By the time we were finished with the cathedral’s baptistry it was close to our reserved time for climbing the dome and we got in…
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Florence 2018: Baptistery of Saint John
When we came down from the top of the cathedral’s bell tower we next visited the Baptistery of Saint John, which is right in front…
Florence 2018: Giotto’s Campanile (Cathedral Bell Tower)
After lunch we returned to the duomo to climb its bell tower. Called Giotto’s Campanile in honor of the architect who came up with its…
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Florence 2018: Basilica di San Lorenzo
The rain was still coming down in Florence when we arrived at the San Lorenzo Church, better known as the Basilica di San Lorenzo. This…
