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| sights of florence |
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| With so many books at our disposal of what to see in Florence (thanks to our Italian hosts) and two months to see it in; we have resorted to spending our weekday afternoons like students on school field trips and our Sundays quietly meandering down the sidewalks of the Arno like the locals. We are in no rush to discover everything there is about Florence. While our daily explorations have allowed us to see many of the most famous sights of Florence from the outside (we have not yet been inside the Uffizi, Academia, Duomo, etc.), we have spent most of our days trying to discover the "undiscovered" in Florence, starting with trying to unscramble some of the confusing streets. For example, we estimate that it took us about a week to figure out how to get to the central food market and back to our apartment without getting lost. Although Fletch says we are never lost, just "taking a different route". |
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| One of our Sundays led us to the Piazza Michelangelo which is perched on a hillside overlooking Florence. Not only does it offer a glimpse at one of the three Davids in Italy (this one is the bronze copy), the Piazza offers one of the best views of Florence in its entirety. Thronged by tourists bussed in by the various tour companies, we found that even the locals make this pilgrimage to enjoy the views. |
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| NOTE: We are almost embarrassed to admit this (well, Fletch isn't) but some of our most visited sights seem to be the meat shops. It's hard to believe that a few years ago I was a vegetarian, and at one point a vegan. But then what else are you going to do in Italy when you have such a variety staring at you from almost every window? |