Florence and Pisa

It took us about 1 1/2 hours to drive to Florence, but it was so worth it. There was such a variety of buildings in Florence. My favorite were the beautiful churches, the facade of several churches were done in marble. They had such intricate artwork and carvings, it was truly amazing.

The architecture was amazing, I loved this flower border on the eaves of one of the buildings we stopped to look at. It was a house when it was built, now it is a museum.



This is called the Ponte Vecchio, which means old bridge. They built buildings down each side of the bridge, with stilts to hold them up. This is the only bridge in Florence that survived World War II, it is now used as a market.



This is the church, Santa Croce, that we went inside on our tour, another church with a beautiful marble facade. It is the burial place for several famous Italians. Galileo and Michelangelo as well as many others.



This is Michelangelo's tomb.



This is Miracle Square in Pisa. Most known for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but it also has a cathedral and dome. I can't believe how much it leans, it has recently undergone renovation and now considered stable. Even so we didn't have time to wait in the line to go to the top.