How do I even begin describing a city as wonderful as Florence? Well, I can start off by saying that one day wasn't definitely long enough. We started off our morning with a tour of the Medici houses and tunnel – which was cool, but I was so distracted by all the sights and people in Florence that I didn’t really follow as well as I should have … Especially when we got to the duomo. The duomo is the cathedral church, and it is absolutely gorgeous. It is in a popular square where tons of people hang out, and Claire had me so worried about our purses because there were gypsys walking around everywhere.
After our tour and lunch, we had the rest of the day off to explore Florence (aka go shopping in the markets). Ashlyn, Claire, and I made our way to the markets and made our respective purchases. The markets in Florence are so much fun! They have anything you could imagine – scarves, purses, belts, bracelets, antiques, journals, jewelry .. you name it. Florence is known for it’s leather, so naturally Claire and I had to get leather purses.
Our next stop? Gelato. We heard that Grom was the best gelato place in town, and it was. There was a line curled around the outside of the building but it was so worth it. On our way back to the train station, Stephen suggested we head to a pub and grab a beer to celebrate St. Patricks day, which was the perfect way to end the day.
So if you’re ever in Italy …. Florence is the place to go!
Top of the duomo (you can climb to the top).
Ground view of part of the duomo.
Grom Gelato
A section of the markets.
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