Tuesday, January 1, 2008

New Year's Day, Florence



We set off for 2 nights in Florence, having a window of time between dinner dates and wanting to make a visit, if only for picture-taking purposes. There was a crowd (surprise!), mostly comprised of locals using the holiday for a stroll around the old town. Unfortunately, the owners of the private parking garages also took the day off as well. leaving us with no alternative but to leave our car at the train station parcheggio about a mile from our hotel.
New Year's evening was beautiful though, and despite temperates near freezing, hundreds of citizens were bundled up for a walk in the old city, content to window-shop at closed stores in the glow of holiday lights.

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