Florence III

Well, I've safely returned from my trip around Italy, so I thought I'd fill everyone in. Before I went and got lost, it rained/hailed a bit. For some, this means having to sit inside and mope about not being able to see the city. For me, this means clean air and richer colors everywhere, making for stunning photography. And that's not counting reflections. Honestly, I can't tell you exactly what it is about puddles that just feels so wonderful. I think it's being able to look down to see the sky.

At any rate, I had my camera with me the whole time, and took a bunch of photos. These are just a few.

Florence was actually pretty touristy the first day, though perhaps it was just the part of the city we were in. Once we got to area near our hostel it settled down nicely and we saw more "real" people. It still kind of bothers me when I see large groups of people loudly speaking English.

In general, Florence was a lot like Rome, at least more so than the other cities we saw. It was pretty hilly, and the streets were just as narrow. One of the biggest differences was the street paving, of all things. Rome has these cobblestone streets that make it a real pain to walk. Florence was pretty well paved though, despite the fact that the pedestrian traffic was a lot less dense.

As wonderful as Florence was, though, we decided that a full day was longer than we wanted to stay, so we decided to move on by noon the next day. But that's a story for another post.

Chao!