Florence is a beautiful city. Yesterday we toured around the city, visited many famous structures like the Duomo, and the Uffizi Gallery. At the Gallery we were able to see original paintaings of Renaissance art by Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raffaelo, Bottecelli, etc. - wow! We felt like we had stepped inside of our History books! We did see copies of The David, too.. Actually, there are many naked statues all over Italy! We walked to the Ponte Vecchio, the "old bridge" - the only bridge that survived World War II. It is also the center of gold and jewelry trade (the street on the median side of the bridge reminded me of Damascus.)

We also took a walk up to Piazzale Michelangiolo, to have the best view of Florence. It was a priceless spot - you can see inside the city, all of the beautiful buildings and domes, bridges, and then out past the city you can see the rolling hills of Tuscany. We've decided that next trip, we will venture out into Tuscany!

As you can see, we indulged in Gelatti as an appetizer to dinner! Soooo creamy. And for dinner we decided to go traditional and ordered Lasagna! It was a bit rich for our taste, lots of cheese and cream, but hey, it was traditional. You'll never believe what our late night snack was... mixed vegetables from the Chinese restaurant across from our hotel! delicious! And I guess I'll go ahead and tell you that for breakfast, we gave in and split a McDonalds egg mcmuffin! Nobody eats breakfast like we do at home over here. Nobody.

Today we head through Rome on the train. Unfortunately we do not have time to see much of Rome but that is okay. We are heading to Bari to catch a Ferry to Greece tonight! Corfu for a few days : ) See you there!