Now, where were we? Oh yeah, in Florence. You need more pictures:

View of the river in Florence

Typical street in tourist section

Copy of “David”

From Florence, we drove to Siena, where the medieval horse race, Palio, is held twice a year in this plaza:

There’s also a large remnant of the original city walls and castle. Rick and I took a short walk there during a break after we first arrived. They still use it, too. There’s a restaurant/nightclub there, and they also have concerts in the amphitheater. That’s where Rick is sitting.

Siena was one of the prettiest towns we visited. Here’s a view from the castle wall:

The next day we headed to Rome, with a lunch stop in Pienza. It’s also a pretty town, but all we saw was the main tourist street. That was impressive for the fact that it was part of the…