Florence - Ponte Vecchio and the hotel

Our hotel in Florence, Hotel Ritz, was a good bit away from the hotel. But we thought it would be nice...well..I did...to walk to the hotel. It was exhausting since we didn't really look at anything but only made out way to the hotel.

We did some walking around the town that day just to get our bearings and found a local Pizzeria to eat at.

The first stop on the first full day in Florence was to the Ponte Vecchio bridge over the River Arno. The jewelery stores, which line both sides of the bridge, are amazing. The lights just sparkle off all the gold in the windows. One can't help but stop!