Rome may be eternal, but our visit couldn't be, so it was off to Florence. As proof, here's Karin on the famous Ponte Vecchio.
We're staying in a great hotel that the Brucatos (and Rick Steves, damn it!) recommended. It was built in the early 17th Century, but it has added plumbing. The rooms look like ones that guests of the Medici might have stayed in.
No museums today; just a leisurely stroll around the city, lunch, a nap, and then dinner, also at a place the Brucatos recommended, Ostria I Brincello. Place was so crowded that we were lucky the hotel had made a reservation! I had the gnocchi, which Margaret called "angel pillows," since they were so light. Ended up back at the hotel for a nightcap of Prosecco. That and the house wine at dinner made for a happy day. (Okay...short blog, but it was a travel day and now..after dinner it is a late night!)
