Day 6- Firenze

We had to say goodbye to Rome today as we were heading for Tuscany. We took a train to Florence (Firenze) and met up with John and JoAnne, as they arrived the day before. We shopped in Florence the whole day with the exception of Frank and I breaking away to see David at the Academia Gallery. David was awesome! He is so massive-probably the height of 3 men put together. It was a sight I will never forget. We had entered the museum and admired some frescoes and then turned the corner to see this long arched hallway-sunlit and lined with sculptures by Michelangelo. At the end of the hall was a sun-lit dome with David in the center. It was breathtaking! We toured the rest of the museum and then headed back to the shopping market to meet John and JoAnne. They were buying leather coats-beautiful leather! On the way we stopped to see the famous duomo which is what you see in all the pictures of Florence-the huge dome. After our shopping excursion we took the brave task of driving through Florence to get to Fiesole. John did an awesome job driving and JoAnne is the master navigator. The drive was up a mountain and it was little narrow roads swerving up and up and around and around. We got to our tuscan villa which is actually in the town of Ulno. It was the most beautiful place I have ever see. It is surrounded by olive groves, flowers of various sorts and cobblestone walkways. It overlooks the city of Florence and all the bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas have huge picture windows to look out over the city. The B&B itself is a masterpiece. Built in the 60's, it is solid as a rock. The bathrooms are all marble, the kitchen is my dream kitchen and it is decorated like a tuscan cabin. I will post pictures when we get back as it is very slow to post pics on this internet connection. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner of spicey pasta, gnocchi, and calzone in Fiesole with some good wine and beer (the common theme here). After we enjoyed a drink with some gelato and bailey's at a Irish pub in town. All in all it was a good day. We miss you madelyn! We love you!