Our fifth and final stop in Europe. Super hot and busy, but we were able to have many wonderful experiences.
Highlights
- Dawn found a great rental apartment just off Palazzo Vecchio. Plenty of space and A/C, which allowed us to take much-needed breaks from the heat and crowds.
- Loaded up on carbs at a Trattoria Anita around the corner from our apartment on the first night.
- Waked the halls of the Pitti Palace. In addition to the expected period artwork, they have a costume and fashion exhibit that surprised us.
- Found a wine window.
- “Gelato 30” was the promise of gelato every 3-4 hours.
- Pasta-making class. Brown butter and sage from now on.
- Leonardo Da Vinci Interactive Museum with Dad and Elliot.
- Perfume-making class with Dawn and Dylan.
- Chocolate tasting at Slitti
- Our nicest meal at Buca Mario. Dawn and Dylan shared a huge Florentine steak. All of our steaks in Europe were cooked extremely rare.
- Made it through the crowds to see The David at Accademia Gallery and were glad we did.
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Walking Around Florence
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Pitti Palace
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Pasta-making class
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Around the Duomo
We never got into the Duomo, but it was on the way to everything else we did.
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Gelato
We promised the boys a lot of gelato. The term “Gelato 30” was coined.
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Gallery of the Academy
Our tickets to see David were for our last full day in Florence.
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Last Night
Our last date night was pretty simple. Grab two glasses, a bottle of wine, and head to the Ponte alla Grazie bridge, and watch the sunset.
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