AKL Coes

Yesterday was Florence (Firenze-FRZ) day and we set out with Bruce driving the Peugeot, Olwyn navigating and Diana as assistant. Only 3 of us wanted to do the trip so away we went.
We got into FRZ no probem in about 1hr 30 mins but then the fun started. Got lost looking for the car park and ended up in the pedestrian area just outside the Duomo. The police wanted to know if we had a permit to be there. One car park wanted $100 for 3 hours parking!!! Ended up parking in the Railway car park at about 11.50am.
Did the tourist thing at the Duomo and the Baptistery before eating out lunch sitting outside Santa Croce . We also went to the Piazza that has all the statuary including a copy of David.
Diana bought a new handbag and we then walked along the Arno to the Ponte Vecchio and back up to the car about 4.30pm and headed back to Radicondoli. Dinner as a group at Il Grainio which was great fun.
Had on earlier days done Siena and San Gimignano but more on that later.
Ciao