Firenza - Kathy & Linda

Il Duomo Cathedral.....for the blog.  
We arrived in Florence after a very picturesque train ride.  

The first thing we saw was the La Cupola Del Duomo....absolutely magnificent!  The architecture here is so different from Rome.  We are now having lunch and wine and beer at a sidewalk cafe.  I will continue with the blog tonight.  
Have a great day!
Salute or UKE!

   We walked thru the plaza of Santa Marie del Fiore and saw the magnificent cathedral and headed towards the Pontes Vecchio.  The old bridge - formally the home of butchers and tanners - the Medichi didn't like the stench from the animal products so they turfed the tanners and butchers and rented to the gold merchants who didn't smell and they could charge more.  They are there to this day.

We tasted the wine and all agreed that Tuscany produces "the best".