Yesterday on the way to Florence we stopped to see the leaning tower of =
Pisa. The town itsself looks like a regular small town which simply happens =
to have a large tourist attraction.
We arrived in Florence in the early evening. An hour after check-in we went =
to an Italian restaurant. There was plenty of food and drink. We were =
entertained by an accordian player, pianist and an opera singer who took =
turns to strut their stuff. The waiters were funny. They kept skipping one =
person on our table when bringing food or only dished them one potato. We =
ended up dancing the Zorba, Chicken dance and YMCA! Must have been all the =
red wine 
Just to keep my name in good sted; I did not dance the =
Macirana
This morning we were up early. After a tour of a leather shop, where they =
demonstrated the making of of Florentine jewelry boxes, we went =
sightseeing.
First stop was the Uffizi where we saw the birth of venus. We then went to =
Museo di Storia della Scienza where they had a Galileo exibition, =
unfortunatly it was closed. We walked up to Duomo and took some pictures =
and then went into Galleria dell’Accademia to see Michelangelo’s =
David.
Then it was back on the bus and off to Rome. We took a night drive through =
Rome, followed by a quick walk and dinner. We needed to find our own dinner =
so it was off to find an Italian restaurant. It seems they can’t deal with =
groups of people arriving at a time as we waited 40 min for our =
pizzas!
Tomorrow is Christmas and sightseeing in Rome.
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