Well this morning we started off with an art history presentation at our hotel by a young college professor who teaches at Syracruse. He was funny, engaging, andyou could definitely tell that he taught college kids (made me happy!). After we went on a walking tour with a guide around Florence. We saw town hall, the cupola, the cathedral (the duomo), and other historical or really really old buildings. We got to go to the Galleria dell'Academia and see David. He took my breath away. Amazing. We had a delicious light lunch at a small Italian restaurant down one of the many small streets, followed by some ridiculously delicious white chocolate gelato from Perche No. After lunch, we took a little over an hour bus ride to Pisa to see the famous Leaning Tower, Baptistry, and Church. We had a local guide who provided us with humor and all the nitty-gritty details. I swear she looked and sounded just like Mom's cousin, Denise, in Canada!! It worked out well for me because I had no problem understanding anything she said :) We ended with a late dinner at a different Florentine ristorante, which was authentic and fun. It's now around 10:00 pm and my guess is we will take a nice walk and hit the sack to start another day...
P.S. - I hope all is well with you readers!
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