Italy 2011 – Parte II: Firenze (2)

As I mentioned in the previous blog post…. after walking up 400 steps in that pair of high wedges and 2 hours in the Uffizi and sometimes strolling up and down the streets of Firenze, my feet couldn’t take it anymore!!!! Lucky me, the hotel is like 10′ walk away so all I had to do was to head back and get changed into flat shoes ….

Yeah, I can walk again!

We always pass by Uffizi…

Walking through the courtyard of the Uffizi is like having a date with history, Cosimo de’ Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Fillipo Brunelleschi, Gallieo Gallilei, Dante Alighieri, just to name a few figures whose statues are present.

Piazza della Signoria, the administrative centre of the republic, where important decisions were to be made (at least officially).

The of course, it would be unthinkable for 2 shoeaholics to miss the Ferragamo museums at Palazzo Spini Feroni, where also stands its global flagship store. This one is larger than any Ferragamo store we had set foot in.

The museum was awesome!!! Again, camera was not allowed so we couldn’t take any pictures there!! But please please please visit when you’re in Florence!!!

A segment of Lungarno degli Archibusieri which crosses one end of Ponte Vecchio.

Ponte Vecchio

Dinner was such an experience…the first restaurant on our list is not open on a Wednesday and we did not realise that until we got there, then the one after that opened half an hour after the time we reached, and our stomachs could not bear the wait. After these disappointments, at least the 3rd one on our recommended list was open, and we dove straight into Trattoria Borgo Antico.

Some bread, olives and a little house wine.

Prosciutto and melon

Octopus and Wild Board. The food is simply great, but the servings were of larger size that it seemed to us.

All the love locks….

It was a summer trip in Florence, so of course you would expect…GELATO day after day. To be honest, Florence seems to be a place where you will find it hard looking for bad gelato, so even a random shot a random shop is unlikely to disappoint. Within that city of gelato, Vivoli is considered by many the pinnacle of the Florentine Gelateria, so it is of course on our must-see (and must-eat) list.

…and splendidly, Vivoli did not fail to deliver. It was amazing!!!!! The texture, the flavours, they all come together wonderfully, melts away in your mouth, together with your tongue…

So if you are tempted (and I bet you would be), the address is:
Vivoli, Via dell’Isola delle Stinche 7r. 50122 Florence.

Do pay a visit when you are in Florence if you are an ice cream lover, and if you walk away honestly disappointed with how the gelato is, Viet said he would be happy to foot that ice cream bill.

Another reason why we love Florence is that you would always find little shops with these adorable hand-made items, just take a walk and be awed.

To be continued…

My outfit:

Top: Republic
Shorts: My mom’s
Bag: Asos