Day 12

FLORENCE !

Okay today we headed out after our breakfast and walked over to the "David" by Michaelangelo. We had bought tickets ahead of time online which proved to be a smart thing to do as the line went on forever. I did not go in with John and the girls since I have seen it before. Rather, I sat in a small cafe and tried to write in my journal. They were not in there too long and then we headed back towards the leather outdoor markets. Anna really had fallen in love with a coat yesterday so we were curious to see if she still liked it as much and if we could get price down. We left there with her coat and I got one too. From there we went to lunch at Cafe Duoma and it was fabulous. We then headed to one of the better gelato shops and then we headed to the hotel to drop off our goods. After that we headed to the Ponte Vecchio bridge where all the gold merchants have shops. It was so hot and so crowded in this part of town! We went further and went in to Medici palace and Boboli gardens. Elise and I did not go as far as Anna, John and Georgia. We were hoping for a bench and a nap but the bugs attacked me! I was miserable! I had welts on my poor body. After the gardens we walked back towards our hotel via the plaza with the fake David. We ate at a great little restaurant recommended from the tour book and then stopped by a plaza area on the way home so the girls could feed the birds. Off to bed then as tomorrow we get on our last eurail adventure to Rome!

I am so sad we are on the last leg of the trip. We have been gone a long time but it has gone fast. It will be nice to see everyone but it is so nice to be on vacation!