Day six

Day six. Sept. 13th

Our first full day in Florence began with an informative walking tour of the city. Our tour guide, Mario, gave us a lot of information. Mostly about art and architecture, but it was still interesting. It ended with a surprise visit to a small gelato place across the river which used really fresh ingredients every day. Probably the best we've had so far. After the walking tour we did some more sightseeing and had lunch at a place across the river in the more residential area of Florence. I had some chicken curry with rice and Anna tried the risotto with mushrooms. Not too bad.

That afternoon we went to the Uffuzi gallery where you can find many works of art by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, and other medieval pieces. Lots of busts and statues, many many paintings and sketches. Almost overwhelming. That night we had dinner at a ristoranté near our hotel and did some more light shopping. Headed back to the hotel and went to bed after watching the Incredibles dubbed in Italian on tv.