Florence

One of the fabulous things about living in Siena is that fact that we can wake up in the morning and decide to drive to Florence. So, that's what we did. We were undecided about even including Florence in our agenda since it's so art-focused and not particularly child-friendly. In the end, we're glad we went, but we kept our visit short and only spent about four hours in Florence.

We started by crossing the Ponte Vecchio and headed straight to the merry go round in Piazza della Repubblica.

Christopher opted out of the ride on the merry go round, but both kids loved these chairs that we found in the outdoor book store in the Piazza.

Since Wade and I have already seen the real David in the Accademia, we decided to skip the line (and the excessive heat) and view the reproduction David outside of the Uffizi instead of the real thing. After some lunch, some gelato (of course) and a little walk around the city, we headed home just in time for our friend Marina's 5th birthday party. On the way back to the car, we walked under this very neat three-story arch.