May 26 - Florence, Italy

This was a late start day, for some reason we did not get going until way after 11am, and Karen was still in a shopping mood, so we hit the high end shops in Florence, Prada, Guess, and Hugo Boss, etc..  Karen finaly found these gloves she was looking for, from the Martelli Glove Factory, I think she is still in "Birthday mode". [http://www.martelligloves.it/]

But the best part of the day is the [http://www.firenzegelatofestival.it/] Firenze Gelato Festival which is right across the street of the arpartment.  Who would beleive entire city participating in an Gelato (ice cream) festival anyway they have thousands out for this event, and it runs at night to 12 midnight.  Plus the card (a gelato card) can be used for free passage on all city buses, just out of this world.

For the evening we went for dinner at a local resturant, a bit more casual then last night but the food is excellent.

Tomorrow we are heading off on a rail trip to Orvieto, which is a hill top town, we are heading down by train from Florence.
[http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinations/italy/01orvieto.htm]

So look for some photos from this excursion.