Florence

This morning we woke up at 8 and got ready fast in order to go to Florence today. The drive took longer than we thought due to morning traffic. When we did get to Firenze (we call it Florence in English) it was really hard to find a place to park. However, we finally were lucky enough to find one eventually. We then walked to the main basilica in Florence. It was really stunning! Even though we didn't go inside the outside stone architecture was amazing. We ate lunch at a cafe right next to the cathedral. I had a salad that was very refreshing. Then, we strolled around the church to look at shops and street entertainment that was going on. Mom was super excited when she found a shop full of leather jackets. The guy that ran the shop tried to sell her a really tight fitting red one but she instead picked a nice brown one. Right outside of the cathedral there were two horses pulling a carriage. We sat and watched the man feed them while Mom picked out her jacket. I really enjoyed hanging out around the square with the basilica. Florence is a larger town than I thought it was and there are so many more things that I would have liked to see in the town-I guess I have to have a reason to come back;) Once we were tired of the heat in Florence we drove back to the town where we are staying. We felt obliged to say goodbye to Angela at the pizzaria since she has helped us out so much. Mom and Dad are still at the pizzaria but the rest of us came back to the villa to pack. Unfortunately we have to leave tomorrow:( I have had a really great last day in Italy and I would definitely come back! 

Basilica in Florence

Last hike up the hill!