It was supposed to be raining when we arrived in Firenze but once again we have been lucky with the weather. We have rented a great apartment which is close to everything but not so close that we cant walk out of the door without tripping over other tourists. Our apartment is probably the best that we have ever rented in terms of comfort and cleanliness and we're looking forward to enjoying our stay here. I'll post details and a link to it when we leave.
Today the Pope visited Firenze -we didn't know that he would be here and as would be expected, many roads were closed off to all traffic -pedestrians included. To avoid the huge crowds we decided to go for a wander away from where he was listed as visting. We got 50 meters down the road and the Pope went by in his 'popemobile'. A crowd was enthusiastically yelling and waving flags. I managed to take photos of the back of people's heads but the photographer in the family got some video of the Pope speeding by.
White truffles and taglialone (looked like tagliatelle to me) -best pasta that Rob has ever had, a big call.
Today the Pope visited Firenze -we didn't know that he would be here and as would be expected, many roads were closed off to all traffic -pedestrians included. To avoid the huge crowds we decided to go for a wander away from where he was listed as visting. We got 50 meters down the road and the Pope went by in his 'popemobile'. A crowd was enthusiastically yelling and waving flags. I managed to take photos of the back of people's heads but the photographer in the family got some video of the Pope speeding by.
These guys were busy selling flags and blocking everyone's view in the process
The Arno on a beautiful day
We avoided the crowds on the Ponte Vecchio today but will go tomorrow. We've both had colds so had an easy day. That didn't stop us from dropping into the Mercato Centrale for truffles :)
For the foodies :)
Lightly fried eggs with white truffles - best I've ever had
