The famous Duomo (cathedral) of Florence. Its cupola (dome) is considered one of the greatest achievements of the Italian Renaissance. Notice the colo...
Enjoying gelati (ice-cream) near the Duomo. You can't escape ice-creams in Italy — they're all over the place.
On the way to the top of a minor dome near the Duomo. No elevators, just leg power.
On top, from there the dome of the Duomo is clearly visible
View of the bridges on River Arno. The bridge in front (Ponte Vecchio) is the oldest, where they sell silver and gold to tourists.
View of the Duomo from on top of the Uffizi Gallery
The base of the leaning tower of Pisa. Pisa is one hour by train from Florence, so we made sure we went there, even though it had to be at night.
View of the leaning tower from far. On the left is a basilica. We didn't expect the tower to be leaning so much. It was quite scary from close.
Back in Florence the next day, at the breakfast table
Lunch at Greve, a small, cute village town near Florence, where some world-famous wines are made, including the Chianti Classico.
At the scenic Greve
One of our usual poses
Relaxing at the cute town of Greve
The pedestrian street in the center of the market. This is where our hotel was located. Notice the crowds here.
A replica of David placed outside the Uffizi. The original one is placed in the Accademia, also in Florence.
