Today we wanted to cover a number of points of interest without spending a lot of time in lineups. That precluded most of the museums and galleries, some of which were closed on Sundays anyway. Our problem of inadequate research and pre-booking attractions.
I started off with a climb of Giotto's Tower. There was a minimal wait at 0930h so up I went, 414 steps in a narrow two way winding staircase. Surprising how few Europeans use deodorant!
The view at the top was great giving a good look at the Duomo's Dome.
Our apartment.....
After 414 steps down, it was time for a crepe breakfast before checking the line up at the Academia, home of Michelangelo's David. When we got there, the ticket line extended around the block so we continued with our street tour.
We had a quick peek at a service at the Basilica Della SS Annunziata.
From there we wandered back to the Duomo taking in the sights.
We went into the Duomo Museum where they have the original gold plated sculpted doors of the Baptistry on display after an extensive restoration project.
Also a Michelangelo sculpture.
From here we wandered more streets and crossed the river, again getting a view of Ponte Vecchio.
Our destination was Piazzale Michelangelo, another climb of several hundred steps. Great view of the city and a giant "David".
From here we continued along the river admiring the street scapes.
We had a look at the Pitti Palace.
It was now mid afternoon and time to refuel on pizza, salad and a beer.
We wandered the streets leading back to the apartment and decided it was time to rest our feet.
We relaxed and watched some of the street action from our balcony.
We knew we had an early wake up coming tomorrow for our flight home so we went out for am "early" supper at 7:30 pm. We only went about 30 meters from our apartment foot to La Trattoria San Lorenzo Thayer had a good write up on Trip Advisor.
Food was good and the people watching was great from the street side patio.
After eating, we took one last walk to see the Duomo at night before retiring at 2230h.
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