Florence was not as confusing to navigate as Venice was, but when we arrived it was so damn hot (over 100 degrees) we took a taxi to the apartment. Which of course, was on the top floor with no elevator. Abby and I are seriously going to be so strong after this trip. On another note, our apartment was right across from the Pallaza Pitti, so that was really cool.
We really only had one day in Florence because we were planning on renting a car the second day and traveling around a bit.
At this point though we realized that everything, absolutely everything, we had wanted to do in Florence, i.e. see the David in the Galleria d'Academia, go to the Uffizi, and so on required prior reservations - which we did not have.
So, at a bit of a loss, I suggested we find the Duomo. I am not exactly direction savvy and I can hardly follow a map but for some reason I instinctually knew the lay out of this city - much to Abby and her dad's surprise. I managed to get us to the Duomo without ever reading a map. I have to say I'm quite impressed with myself on this fact. But really, I think my sense of direction in Florence is due to the numerous art history classes that gave me a good glimpse of the architectural layout of the city.
