Happy Wanderings

So today’s plan was “no plan”. I do love those kinds of days. Our friends were off to an early start at the Uffizi Galleries, so Don and I took the opportunity to sleep in, enjoy a leisurely breakfast, and just wander around for most of the day. We checked out the train station for tomorrow’s journey and it is only an 11 minute walk from our hotel, which was a nice surprise. Then we headed towards our favourite piazza for people watching – the Piazza Della Signoria.

Got a cold beer for a hot day from this guy, and just enjoyed the passing parade.

Florence is very dog friendly, and we even saw three or four wiener dogs. There are lots of babies and toddlers here too – not really looking all that happy in the heat. Unless they are getting a ride on the merry go round – then it’s ok.

Here are a few photos from our wanderings:

As we headed back to our hotel for a swim and siesta, I spotted something shiny on the road just by the edge of the sidewalk. After looking around for a gypsy (we know the ring trick!) and seeing no other people around us, I picked it up and it turned out to be a Prada bracelet. Then I really did look around, to see if there were any expensive looking women near by – but there was no one at all. This is a pretty terrible photo of it, but it’s really cool and I guess it’s mine now, until the magnetic clasp fails again and it gets a new owner.

Lucky me! We immediately googled it and a used one is going for almost $400.

We had a reservation for 7:00, so the four of us headed out again and managed to see this Korean couple having a photoshoot in full traditional dress: