Friday, October 30 Today was our bike tour day through the streets of Florence. We went off with our guide and an Australian gal travelling by herself at the moment, a nice small group of us. We visited: Piazza Santa Croce where the Basilica of Santa Croce (Holy Cross) Cathedral stands, it is the burial […]

Thursday, October 29 First stop, Giotto’s Bell Tower at the Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower is one of the four main monuments on the Piazza along with the Cathedral, Dome and Babtistry. We climbed the 414 steps to reach the top. As soon as we stepped foot outside it was raining. Luckily we brought […]