Florence

Today (Sunday) we dock in LIVORNO, a 1 1/2 hour drive from Florence / Firenze home to the art of the Renaissance. We arrived in Florence at 10:00am and quickly decided that our agenda and that of our guide's did not agree so we set out on our own to empty our short Florence bucket list. See David and buy a purse. (actually I guess this would be my bucket list and not Bob's but as they saying goes "a happy wife is a happy life".... Mission accomplished.
We lined up for just under an hour to see the authentic David "in the flesh" at the Accademia. So worth the wait as he is truly beautiful!
We then proceeded to the Cathedral on a Sunday morning, and the peal of the bells to a crowded square...quite magical.

From there we proceeded to the Piazza del Signoria where the copy of David stands, then we wandered down to the Orno and Ponte Vecchio. Although the view is pretty the bridge is lined with jewelry stores and to me, spoiled the feel of old Florence. On to Santa Croce square where we enjoyed the best pizza yet and great house wine. We sat in a restaurant on the square and simply enjoyed the sunshine we have been blessed with since leaving Dubrovnik. Finally after spending way too much money on a purse of the finest leather I could imagine we met our bus to return to the ship. Tomorrow Monaco. Home to the rich and famous!