For the long weekend, Eric and I decided to head down to Florence. He'd never been, and I love showing people around, plus the forecast called for temperatures in the 60s. We were in.
One of the great things about Italy is no matter how many times I've been to some historic place, whenever I go back, I always find something new, and this time was no different.
We checked out Michelangelo's David, the Duomo, and ate at Trattoria Nella, possibly my favourite place in all of Italy. We strolled through the markets, had caffe along the Arno, and shopped for wine.
On Monday morning, we trekked across the river to see I Giardini di Boboli. Unfortunately, the Pitti Palace, home to the Medici dynasty, was closed, but the Boboli Gardens were amazing.
Since it's winter, the foliage wasn't very lush, but there were tons of statues throughout the gardens.
Have I mentioned how much I love the Hipstamatic photo app?
This is called Il Bacchino, which apparently means "fat, naked guy riding a turtle."
But probably the best part of our trip was when we were walking by the Duomo and that angel high-fived me.
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