An early start as we leave the French Riviera and head towards Florence. On the way we stopped at Eze to visit a perfume factory. There was a tour where the manufacture of the perfumes was explained. My cough is awful and the perfumes were making it worse so I had to go and sit outside, missing the tour. Some of the group bought the products.
The next big stop was Pisa. Again, the size of the buildings that you see in photos doesn't show their real dimensions. The cathedral was quite large as is the tower. A couple of the younger members raced for the tower and ran up it but the rest of us opted for photos only. Again, there were the pedlars annoying everyone outside the gates. I am getting very good at glaring and saying NO!
There were ATMs here and we went in a pack to withdraw some cash.
Then it was off again on the bus to Florence. Patricia showed a video about the Medici family which was really interesting and gave a lot of background for the upcoming tours of the city.
We did a walking tour of the city. Just amazing. The old old buildings. I loved it.
Hotel: Demidoff, Pratolino. Beautiful hotel in the hills above Florence. We all loved it, and the breakfasts were great. Free Wifi in the rooms.
Wakeup: ; Breakfast: ; Depart:
The next big stop was Pisa. Again, the size of the buildings that you see in photos doesn't show their real dimensions. The cathedral was quite large as is the tower. A couple of the younger members raced for the tower and ran up it but the rest of us opted for photos only. Again, there were the pedlars annoying everyone outside the gates. I am getting very good at glaring and saying NO!
There were ATMs here and we went in a pack to withdraw some cash.
Then it was off again on the bus to Florence. Patricia showed a video about the Medici family which was really interesting and gave a lot of background for the upcoming tours of the city.
We did a walking tour of the city. Just amazing. The old old buildings. I loved it.
Hotel: Demidoff, Pratolino. Beautiful hotel in the hills above Florence. We all loved it, and the breakfasts were great. Free Wifi in the rooms.
Wakeup: ; Breakfast: ; Depart:
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