Hello from Florence. We are limited on the fancy schmancy new iPad when we try to post, so Becky has been handling pictures and most updates. But Jim has tons of photos, even shots of Laurrie swimming (up to the ankles) in Lake Como. And the most gorgeous shots of misty, mountainy Menaggio. Such a lovely town.
In the short space where we can post our travel thoughts, i'll put a few observations:
Bus ride from Menaggio to Como - molto scary!
Train to Milan - late (we're in Italy) but we made the Firenze connection. Enjoyable ride.
Duomo cathedral in Florence - jaw droppingly spectacular.
Art in Florence - it's everywhere, you breathe it.
The Medicis - what a family! The wealth! The education! The power & pomp!
Ponte Vecchio - touristy, but look past the mobs and you see the ancient stalls and cubbyholes lining the old bridge selling gold and silver just as it was in the 1400s.
Food - mmm, especially at Paolo's in Menaggio and in a little garden patio down the street from our hotel here in Firenze. Okay that's it for now. Ciao. Tomorrow Michelangelo.
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