My incredibly thoughtful, sweet, graciously loving husband (He's awesome guys) surprised me back in MAY with the Italian Vacation we've talked about since we've known each other.
We FINALLY made it to Italy in January and spent 9 days, just the 2 of us, traveling, exploring, and eating So.Much.Food.
It was incredible.
Florence was actually our 2nd Stop on the Italian tour, but It was my favorite so those are the shots you'll see first.
And keep in mind. This is simply the highlights...there was so much more that we saw (and took photos of)
The Square outside of Santa Croce
We will forever travel internationally in Winter when possible..... to see this square empty is unheard of. In addition to less crowds, prices were cheaper, waits for major sites were NON-EXISTANT, and you aren't sweating to death walking miles and miles each day through the city.
Santa Croce
Detail at the entrance to Santa Croce
This church is home to the tombs of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and holds the empty tomb of Dante (among countless other tombs)
The Duomo
(Remains the 4th Largest church in Europe)
My man buying street art
(we try to buy a little bit of art from each place we visit)
:) The "Gate of Paradise" by Ghiberti
Of all of the 3 cities we visited, Florence had the MOST beautiful landscape and architecture.
He was quite the photographer on this trip.
I actually think he took more photos than I did
Midday on our last day in Florence we decided to make the hike up to Piazzale Michelangelo
It started COLD raining about 10 mins in, but we ventured up to the top for the most famous views of the city.
Favorite Day of Italy by far.
There you have it..... a taste of Florence from my eyes.
No comments:
Post a Comment