Florence

After Naples, we took an overnight bus to Florence for a day. What I had expected to be a stop-through ended up being one of my favorite cities, with a very relaxed vibe and tight, neat streets.

The famous Duomo Cathedral's dome, which was built by Brunelleschi in the 1400s. It remains the largest structure in Florence.

David. This is the original marble statue by Michelangelo housed in the Academia, which was a museum built almost for the sole purpose of housing the statue. In person, its easy to understand why it is hailed as the most anatomically perfect statue ever to be sculpted. Very impressive and worth the entry fee for the otherwise bland Academia! 

The famous Golden Bridge, which is named for its jewelry stores that give it a golden glow. Every shop has a yellow/gold store window to display their jewels, and the bridge is lit up from either side, particularly on a grey day like this.

This is the view from Michelangelo's Plaza overlooking the city, where you can see all of the landmarks, as well as the river flowing through the town. From here you get a sense of the massive size of the Duomo.