Arrived in Florence after a train ride from Venice.
Day One
Hotel Alba dining room.
We stayed at the Hotel Alba Palace, a very nice boutique hotel just outside the very busy center area.
We, the Gales on a bridge taking a selfie with the one famous bridge in the background.
Good Italian dinner. Pasta etc…
People are standing outside La Sorbettiera gelato shop at night on a stone-paved street.
Great gelato, finally. The one in Venice wasn’t anything special.
Details and highlights…
The Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy, with buildings over the Arno River.
The night view of Basilica di Santa Maria Novella with parked ambulances in Florence.
A close-up of a decorative iron hook mounted on a textured stone wall.
A busy square in Florence, Italy, featuring the Column of Justice and historic buildings.
Day Two
Me and Sofia in front of one of them churches.
Sofia, Anca and Maia posing in front of the historic Florence Cathedral in Italy on a cloudy day.
Me and the girls…
Michelangelo's statue of David displayed in the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Italy.
Sofia has had enough museum for now…
Walking through Florence towards some coffee shop that proved to be not what we expected.
Interior view of a grand ornate church with golden ceiling and marble columns.
Looking for another place to walk to next.
Maia is not happy to be photographed again.
At the market.
Sofia at some terrace
‘Candid’ shot of Anca.
The Ponte Vecchio, a historic medieval stone bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
On the Ponte Vecchio, a cobblestone street lined with shops and people walking under an overcast sky.
Day Two, part 2
The rain made the cobblestone shiny and now the whole street has a new feel.
Nighttime view of Florence Cathedral and Baptistery with outdoor cafe tables and pedestrians.
Night view of the detailed facade of Florence Cathedral with its bell tower.
Maia, Sofia and Anca walking in Piazza della Signoria at night with Palazzo Vecchio illuminated.
Night view of the Fountain of Neptune, a marble statue with water jets in Florence, Italy.
The statue of David stands illuminated at night outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
Night view of the famous marble statue "Hercules and Cacus" in Florence, Italy.
Statue of Perseus holding Medusa's severed head in a vaulted ceiling gallery.
Done with culture, on towards gelato.
This one was actually one of the best gelateria in Florence.
Sofia and I on the morning before we left Florence, in the hotel lobby.
| Hotel | Hotel Alba Palace |
Arrived via train from Venice.