On Wednesday we got up early to go to the Uffizi Gallery. It opens at 8:15am so we figured we could show up a few minutes before then and walk right in. Wrong. There were already about 300 people in line ahead of us and because the museum regulates the number of guests inside at any one time, it took us an hour and a half to get in! Once inside, it was all worth it. There were more paintings than we could handle but we made our way to all of the notable ones. Overall, it was awesome!
After the museum we grabbed some pizza and then walked around the Ponte Vecchio. Andrew enjoyed picking out the gaudiest jewelry and offering to buy it for Allyson if she promised to wear it every day for the rest of her life. She was not tempted to take him up on his offer.
That night when dinnertime rolled around we decided that it might be time for some variety. Italian food just wasn’t going to cut it so in the end we chose a Chinese restaurant that we had heard about from someone at the hostel. It was a bit of a gamble but we went for it and the food was delicious!
Thursday morning we decided to give our early museum strategy another shot. We showed up 40 minutes before the Academia Gallery opened and were very pleased with our spots as numbers 6 and 7 in line! When we got in we headed straight for the David statue and were able to admire him in a quiet, empty room. Definitely worth the early wake-up!
Our STA travel agent, Kara, from Davis happened to be in Florence today, staying
in our same hostel so we met up with her and a friend she is traveling with. Kara is no stranger to Italy so we let her lead the way as the four of us looked for a place for lunch. She found us a cute little restaurant tucked away on a side street and it was delicious! Plenty of homemade pastas and tasty pizzas.
We spent the afternoon in the leather markets (again) and Allyson enjoyed shopping with other girls. We didn’t do a whole lot today, but it was relaxing and enjoyable- like a vacation should be!
We hung out at the terrace bar at our hostel for happy hour and were excited to find that tonight’s drink special was sangria. Nothing compared to what Allyson can expect in Spain, but still great. The four of us found a restaurant close by for dinner and got some great meat. Kara’s dinner won- seared steak with a white truffle sauce!
Packing all of our new treasured into our packs tonight was a little tricky, but Andrew’s knack for packing made it happen. It’s just one of those Tight skills. Off to Sorrento in the morning!
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