Florence

Today is Labor Day in Italy, so some of the museums and shops are closed. We were able to go into one with a local tour guide. It was right across the street from the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. What is a museum now was once the area where the artist and architects worked when the cathedral was being constructed. One of the rooms was where Michelangelo sculpted David.

Later in the day we hiked 463 stairs to the top of the Duomo which is part of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. The view from the top was incredible. It was like a sea of fiery tile roofs. The rest of the day we walked around, sat on the steps of the cathedral eating a sandwich, and visited a few leather shops.