Europe trip (Florence, Italy) (First half of 11th day)

This is a much delayed post. This is supposed to be written in the month of April. I figured i should continue writing this. I think i can still remember everything i felt during the Europe journey and i didn't want it to be lost.

Continuing from Day 10. I was still in Florence, Italy the next day. We didn't know that the old buildings and churches in Florence are that amazing!

We first went to the Basilica of St Mary of the Flower (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore). When we reached there, the sight took my breath away! It was so huge! So majestic! There were a lot people too. Mum bought some paintings from a guy around the area.

my heart leaping with joy

We continued walking, and continued to be amazed! At this point of time, we were like, "Why we took so much time in Austria?". The next famous site we went to was Piazza della Repubblica. It is a square with an arch. Ringing it are cafes. Nice place to relax in.

We left the square soon because we were just out of time. We reached a market selling leather bags made from Florence itself. It was really a waste i didn't buy one. Mum bought. It was really worth it!

one of the markets. This is where i saw a leather bag and didn't buy it.

We followed the crowd. Where there are the most crowds, there are the best tourist sites. So, we reached Piazza della Signoria.

There are numerous statues around the square. One of them is the famous copy of Michelangelo's David. Some of the other statues are pretty gruesome - heads torn, grotesque faces. We got to enter the building there. Around the area, or rather the famous sites in Florence, we could see many fake statues - men covered with mud or etc faking and scaring the hell out of you when they move suddenly to scratch their nose.

Very real right?

This Ponte Vecchio is a very old bridge and the most famous bridge in Florence. On the bridge there were shops on both sides of the bridge. Previously, they housed butchers and tanners but after that, they only allow goldsmiths and jewelers to set up their shops.

at the side of the river, you can see (not in this pic though) many older folks relaxing and enjoying the sun.

on the bridge. there's one part of the bridge where you can view the river and take picture.

We walked and enjoyed the place quite a lot until reaching Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace). So happened, it gave free entrance on that day! So we entered.

the entrance.

Gives me the Babylonian feeling.

the courtyard? filled with monuments and statues.

The inside is actually pretty big. I'm only showing two of them.
Our time in Florence was almost up. So, sadly, we trudged back to our hotel to pick up our luggages.

Enjoyed th building during the trudging back. You can see this kind of building everywhere.

The hotel we stayed in was actually a guesthouse called La Luna. In the beginning, mum and dad were annoyed that i had ordered this hotel. But well, this guethouse brought the most memory to us in our stay in Europe because of the owner of this guesthouse. He talked in a goofy kind of way and he seemed to be a good-natured person. But yet, he was pretty kiamsiap in a funny way and very business-minded.

We took a picture with him.

So, that's it for Florence. :)