Today we are in Florence, the largest city in Tuscany. This morning we went for a guided walking tour of the city, and stopped to see Brunelleschi's famous Duomo (at Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral), the Ponte Vecchio (the oldest bridge in Florence, crossing the Arno River), and the Boboli Gardens. After the tour, we all split up and went our separate ways. Jean, Jenny, and Allison all went to the Uffizi Gallery, Florence's most famous art museum. A few others went to the Galleria Dell' Accademia, where Michaelangelo's famous David sculpture is displayed. Alex and I decided to climb the 453 steps to the top of the Duomo, where there are incredible panoramas of the city of Florence. After that, we explored Florence on foot a bit more--and of course ate gelato. Now we're just taking a break inside and cooling off... Since we've arrived in Italy, it has been hot and sunny every day. I think today I might have seen the first clouds of the entire trip. Yesterday the temperature was above 95, and I'm not sure what today's was, but it was definitely pretty hot. We're all hoping it cools down a bit when we head further north.
Here are some more pictures, some taken by Zeke (I think he holds the record for the most pictures taken thus far on the trip) and some taken by me.
Yelin at the Boboli Gardens in Florence. We wish the umbrella was for rain...
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