I did walk to the bakery again, it was a bit earlier so was still relatively cool. Had our final breakfast looking out over the mountain view.
Clive drove us to the station and we sorted out the car hire money on the way. The journey to Rome was fine but the train from Rome to Florence on a smart Eurostar train that we paid a supplement for was painful. Very busy and it was about 20 minutes late setting off then stopped for another 20 minutes outside a tunnel and the air conditioning never really cooled it down much.
Arrived about 4.30 and a short walk to our apartment, found it ok although it didn’t quite match the directions and there was no answer when we rang the bell. We phoned the number we’d been given and the caretaker came round on her bike to let us in. Nice apartment with lovely wooden ceilings plus a big TV and two air conditioning units that make a lot of noise but cool things down a bit.
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| The ceiling in the apartment |
We went to the local supermarket to buy some stuff for tea and then went for a wander and some gelato. Crossed the Ponte Vecchio and took the obligatory photos. On the way back to the flat we passed a covered courtyard where they were just finishing a free ballet performance.
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| Evening crowd on Ponte Vecchio |
In the evening we watched some Italian TV including MTV and Two and a Half Men dubbed into Italian. Saw a weather forecast saying it will be 37 tomorrow. Si and I plan to get up at 6am and go sightseeing while it is still cool. Will and Josie declined this offer.
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