I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HOT IN MY LIFE! (and we live in Arizona) Despite it all, Florence was one of the most beautiful, welcoming cities we visited. Shopping, Shopping, Shopping galore. In fact, I think Eric mentioned multiple times, "Havent we already seen all this stuff," I love those open air markets but yes, they tend to have alot of the same stuff. This is where Eric discovered Spagetti Carbonara! A delicious pasta dish of cheese, eggs, cream and pancetta (italian bacon)...I cannot think another dish that has all of his favorite ingredients all in one place. Florence was a city of rich history, full of beautiful statues and cobblestone streets. At this point on our trip we were really trying to conserve money so we decided that we would walk from the train station
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