Back in sightseeing mode, we explored Florence as soon as we arrived. When I say we explored Florence, I mean we shopped. And shopped. My mother was in her element as every other store was either a leather shop or a shoe shop or a scarf shop. The famous San Lorenzo leather market was where most of our time was spent, as we enjoyed listening to the sales pitches of every booth we passed, doing their best to sell us “the best leather in the city.”
We did accomplish more than just shopping, though. We climbed to the top of the famous dome of the duomo (seen in the photo), explored markets, saw Michelangelo's David and the Uffizi gallery, and enjoyed the views from some nearby hills. While we hit a little bit of bad weather, it didn’t affect us too much and by the time we were ready to leave, we had covered (walked) just about every square inch of the city.
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