Florence for a day - 2001
Another brilliant day trip was to Florence. We flew into Pisa airport on a cold February morning and the waiting coaches took two of us to see Pisa while the other three chose to go straight to Florence. We had a brilliant view of Florence from the hill outside, see the above photo. When we arrived it actually tried to snow (but not for very long) and we soon dived into a cafe for a hot drink!
The buildings are amazing, of course, particularly the Dumo, both outside and in. The statue of David is huge, much bigger than I imagined. We met up with the others later and had a lovely Italian lunch, accompanied by much leg pulling and chat from the waiters, I think they must get that charm in their mother's milk, they all seem to have it and it seems to be genuine.
We spent the afternoon sightseeing, Ponte Vecchio etc., had a bite to eat later, then piled back into the coaches, back to Pisa and home again quite late.
These day trips are tiring, of course, but such a good way to see all the main sights of somewhere like Florence and it whets the appetite for a longer trip when funds allow. We think it was well worth it. It was organised by "Just For The Day" again which I think is part of Transun, www.transun.com .
