Well now that we're here, time to go be a tourist and do some sightseeing of the main attractions. Straight to the Campo dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower, cathedral and baptistry...........only looked from the outside as there were thousands queing to go in and we didn't fancy standing in a slow moving line in full sun and 38oC! Apart from these 3 icons, the rest of the city is grimy and dim.

Continuing on our whistle-stop tour, it was down the road to Florence. Arrived late afternoon and didn't get much help from the tourist office with accommodation, other than a directory. Luckily the second place we rang had a room and, as it turned out, was ideally located in the city centre, just around the corner from the Cathedral After checking in it was a quick stroll through the market before a relaxing dinner at a ristorante on the corner and an earlish night.