Florence

Another adventurous day! What better than starting the day with a cappuccino . The best way to enjoy one of these is to go into a little cafe, order at the bar and enjoy them with the locals. Onto the autostrada to Florence. This highway is absolutely amazing. The speed limit of 30 kilometers is far too fast for us, but jammed full of trucks and cars moving very quickly. We stopped in a little town called Fisole, where we parked the car. It is in the hills above Florence where we then boarded a local bus into the heart of Florence What a city! Big, busy and literally thousands of tourists. We are in awe that there can be that many tourists in one spot! We visited the Duomo, which is the massive cathedral. It is the largest brick dome in the world. Then we went onto the Ponte Vecciho. This bridge is a famous landmark with jewelry stores on either side. Then we meandered through the streets, in and out of piazza's. We went through the markets, and if you compare them to Honolulu, these are mostly leather goods, along with your usual tourist merchandise. In returning, we took the bus back to Fisole, but didn't get off at the last stop, thinking that we were going further so that we could pick up our car. Before we knew it we were going back to Florence! We jumped off at the first stop and then hiked back up the hill to find out we had to change buses to get to our final destination. Fortunatly we marked on the gps where our car was located, otherwise we would be still looking for it. We are getting more experienced each day. We barely touched on Florence and plan to return later in the week. We will then try to go to the Uffizzi Gallery to see Michelangelo's David. Tomorrow will be a quieter day, especially after the hectic day we just experienced.