Day 2 started with blogging at the Internet cafe, followed by pizza at a small Pizzeria. After that, we got more gelato and headed to the Accademia to see Michelangelo's David....which is AMAZING! So much bigger and better in real life...we were going to attempt a photo, but after seeing others get cursed out in Italian we opted to pass. Sorry guys! By the way, the gelato was fabulous as always, and makes a museum line bearable.
We walked through some open air markets (just to look due to such a tight budget). Speaking of markets, Florence has AMAZING stores! It's hard to walk by the window displays and not go in the stores (for me more than Pete). They have every kind of high end fashion imaginable.
One nice thing about our hotel is the free cappuccino and chocolate filled croissants in our room each morning! To get into our hotel we have 3 keys...which open 3 BIG doors...this makes us feel safe. Florence is not what we expected...we will explain when we get home. But, one thing is for sure...watch for pick pocketers!
Last night (night 2) we enjoyed a FABULOUS dinner! The sign outside said free cover and one free drink for students...most European restaurants charge around a 4 Euro service fee just to sit down. So...they won us over with such a great deal! We had a great Greek salad with fresh mozzarella and veggies, a great house wine, and a brick oven pizza with basil and eggplant...and course bread with oil and vinegar. Delizioso!
Again with the budget, because pizza is splittable and cheap we have found ourselves eating lots of it! By the time we get home, we should be pizza connoisseurs :)
We plan on visiting the Uffizi and climbing the Duomo before the day is through. We are about to go across the street to a grocery store and pick up some picnic goodies. Finally caught up on our blogging...feels good. Until next time, Ciao!
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