Pisa has been a very enjoyable, compact and an easy going place but now it's time to step up into the boiling pot of culture and art they refer to as Florence or Firenze, depending on what you fancy calling it...God knows why?
The 10.32 from Pisa central pulled away on time and set off through the green Tuscan countryside on its way to Firenze Santa Maria Novella, the towns main station and the starting point for the intrepid, capricious day trippers to venture forth for a dose of indiscriminate cultural snobbery.
First stop, a glass of wine then we happened upon some shiny warthog in the Mercato del Porchellino. A quick rub on its hooter and years of good luck will be bestowed upon us. Fun was next had watching two fat Americans trying to park and get off a couple of segways before a glass of wine ensued at another Enoteca...Mmmm even better....Now, in the thick of it, with tremendous amounts of tourists following the flags of freedom, the culture started to unfold...No wonder people queue for 5 hours around the Ufizzi to get a glimpse of Michelangelo's' David and the impressive Da Vinci back catalogue!
We didn't, instead choosing to wander and take in the delights as they were
bestowed upon us naturally like Petrocelli's Prince Albert, a shiny Golden terrapin
and the impressive Duomo of Santa Barbara (where the first cartoons were made)...along the way we did manage to get a couple of snaps of prized attributes...
You can be as cynical as you like but eventually you have to admit that Florence is absolutely amazing! Every corner you
turn the place has a kick in the ass that says " pretty good,
eh?"...you just need to see it for yourself cos the few photo's that we took just doesn't really do it justice....
turn the place has a kick in the ass that says " pretty good,
eh?"...you just need to see it for yourself cos the few photo's that we took just doesn't really do it justice....
As the feet got tired as we trudged over the Ponte Vecchio,the
will to get away from all the bloody tourists matured so it was time to park ourselves on a table on the street, just up from the Piazza Di Santa Croce, in a quieter quarter of town and indulge
in some Wild boar infused pasta and confirm the providence
of another Chianti while verifying the traceability of a massive Bistecca alla Fiorentina....very, very enjoyable!
in some Wild boar infused pasta and confirm the providence
of another Chianti while verifying the traceability of a massive Bistecca alla Fiorentina....very, very enjoyable!
Today's track is a great quirky little track by A Hou
Today's track is a great quirky little track by A House.
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