Florence

Today we farewelled Venice and are now on our way to Florence by train. These trains are not like our Metro trains that jugg along like the little red engine but they are very fast as you can see by the photo. The journey from Venice to Florence took two hours, a distance of 255ks.

Having arrived we met our host Francesa, who is a smart good looking business woman as she has the two Airbnbs next door to each other so doing alright I would say. The apartment is the best one we have stayed in and quite spacious and well located being very close to the main attractions.

We took a stroll along the Ponte Vecchio which is the oldest bridge in Florence over the Arno river and did some general sightseeing before heading off again in the evening  to do some more exploring. All in all a great first day as Florence is full of charm and antiquity.

A couple of interesting street art images that have been constructed out of their no entry signs.