So I guess you know what the lowlights of Florence were for me, but the highlights of the trip would have to be shopping and more shopping. Yep, I’m a philistine, but there you have it. Not that we didn’t go to museums, churches and galleries etc, of course, but it all got a bit repetitive after a while. I’m sure I’ve just committed some sort of heresy for art lovers out there, but the galleries didn’t really fill me with a sense of awe like I would have thought. Maybe my expectations are too high, or maybe I just don’t know what the hell I’m looking at. Either way, I’m all galleried out. I have to say that Michelangelo’s David was pretty special but the place I liked most of all was the rose garden where the sculptures of the artist Folon had been donated after his death.

It’s almost midnight so just time to post this before heading out to ring in the new year. We leave tomorrow for Sarteano where, horror of horrors, there is no internet. I don’t know if can make it. Hope there’s a McDonalds nearby… for the wifi access of course! Happy New Year everyone and I’ll see you all very soon 🙂