The Other Side Of The River

We had a nice casual stroll day today exploring some parts of Florence on the other side of the river.

The great thing about this was the lack of tourists, also being a Monday most of the sights were closed so the streets were not to congested. There were a few people on Ponte Vecchio, but really, it was not that bad.

Looking back over Ponte Vecchio

We saw some amazing photos of Ponte Vecchio from around 1945 in a small cafe near the bridge, it was the only bridge left standing along the Fiume Arno, everything around it was devastated.

Copy Of One Of The Photos

We spent quite a while walking through streets, enjoying the peace, and just generally exploring the area.

The Quiet Streets

Cute Little Gardens Overlooking The River

The View From The Gardens Back Across The River

We passed Palazzo Pitti, we have plans to go there tomorrow and explore the Giardino di Boboli (Boboli Gardens) as they have been recommended to us by a number of people.

Palazzo Pitti

There were a number of artists displaying mainly water colours in this area. Lesley fell in love with one artists work in particular just at the end of the bridge, and sure enough we now have a set of very nice water colours to take home with us.

Where The Locals Live

Artists Near The Palaazo

Lesley Negotiating A Deal

After a nice day out we returned to a small restaurant just at the back of where we are staying that does some good quality food, we had a very very late lunch of their special Antipasti, very nice!

Yum!!

So tomorrow we are off the explore the gardens, hope it is as peaceful as today.

 

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