Sept 12 - Bologna to Florence

 Sept 12 - Bologna to Florence 

Travel day. 


A bit of a ‘milk-run’ on the train today but that’s what happens when you buy the cheapest tickets!.  The scenery was nice though and this is about the first time since the lakes that we’ve traveled through mountains. 


Once we’d offloaded our bags we took off to have a wander around town and reacquaint ourselves with some of the major sights.  We had set our minds on one place though and that was getting to the Piazzale Michelangelo, up in the hills, for the most spectacular views of the city. 

There really are some beautiful buildings here in Florence but the most outstanding must be the ‘Duomo Di Firenze’, ‘Florence Cathedral’, with its Brunelleschi dome, it’s absolutely stunning!  Just to add to it’s magnificence it stands alongside Giotto’s Campanile, the bell tower, and the Baptistery of St John, both spectacular buildings on their own. 



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  1. Lyn WalpoleSeptember 13, 2022 at 7:34 PM

    While in Italy you have seen 2 of the 3 bridges in the world that were constructed with shops on them, but I'm sure you have seen the third one also ;-)

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