Florence

Mom and Dad took the day off and enjoyed the ship and it’s many amenities. Florence is a very important Renaissance City, which actually dates back to BC, however none of those part remain, the current city is built on top of that. The sculptures of Michaelangelo and the rest of the teenage mutant ninja turtles...oops, scratch that last part, there were none by the ninja turtles, and Davinci works are present in this city.. we saw a replica of The sculpture of David...but didn’t want to get in trouble for posting a naked picture. Another important landmark is the Ponte Vecchio bridge which was the only one not destroyed by the Germans in WWII and helped the allies advance. It is amazing to me to see the details on yet another Basilica...beautiful to say the least. We had a nice lunch (pizza) and did some walking around Florence. Tomorrow will be a long day in Rome. We are all having a great time and enjoying our suites....we are spoiled...no more interior rooms for us! Ciao, Karen











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