Firenze! (Florence!)

After our adventures in Rome. We took off for Florence. We knew that with our trip to Italy we could not miss this beautiful city or the Tuscan Country side. In Florence we stayed with the Evertsen family, some members of our church ( The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). They are an American family that decided to relocate to Italy. They're an awesome family that provided great tips and even a few meals too! We took off into the town with a few musts, the first of which was the Duomo.  The Duomo is quite an impressive building. The original builder of the church knew that the technology someday would allow such a dome to top his structure. It was worth the wait. The Duomo is impressive not only from the outside, but inside as well!

OUTSIDE!

INSIDE!

Being in Florence we also had to see the Sculpture of David crafted by Michelangelo. Now if there are some art purists out there, they may recognize we are not standing in front of the original David sculpture, as this is outside. The truth is we are not die hard art enthusiasts, so paying €20 to see the original was not something we were going to do. Anyways we saw this excellent duplicate in Florence... in our book, count it.

One of our favorite tips from the Evertsen family was the way to locate proper Gelato. We were told that Gelato that looks fancy in the serving tins stacked beautifully and very ornate) is not good gelato. We were told to look for gelato that was down in the tin, as this is a sign of less preservatives, which means a more fresh Gelato! It might not always be appealing to the eye, But definitely appealing to taste. The gelato below is from Grom, which is a franchise, however our sources say that it is very good! This gelato cup contained raspberry, lemonand passion fruit! It was sooo good. Haon typically gets chooclatey gelato, but the fruit side is starting to be found more often on his cup or cone.

Our next plan was to get to an overlook called the Piazzale Michelangelo. Which would give us a fabulous view of the city of Florence. However, we first needed to cross the famous Ponte Veccio which holds the Vasari corridor, a top secret route to help nobles get out of town.

Finally the overlook! We were able to get an awesome view of the city, we enjoyed for a few hours while we ate Paninnis and listened to Harry Potter on tape. The perfect end to a perfect day!