Dinner, spritz and beer at a little cafe in front of the Duomo. Florence is, dare I say it, amazing+++. The Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio & Medici Riccardi, the Galleria dell'Accademia - to see Michelangelo's David. To say that its huge is an understatement. So many frescoes and incredible renaissance art masterpieces in one city. Went to the a...+++ Santa Maria Novella church, followed by catching a local bus to the Palazzo Pitti Palace - not open - to wander ...

View from the street just outside our hotel. Vueling flight form Paris Orly airport. Taxi through the narrow streets of Florence to the Hotel Bigallo. Another tiny lift. On the 3rd floor. Staggered by the Duomo, it's size and Colour. Pasta dinner in a small cafe facing the Duomo, followed by a walk around the streets. Over the Pont a Vecchio & back.