Day trip to Florence

This morning we caught the bus into Florence from Chianti (about 30 min) and then spent the day wandering around Florence. It is a beautiful city.
We climbed to the rooftop of the Santa Maria Cathedral - 463 steps, many of them small and windy until we were literally standing on top of the enormous dome. It was very nerve wracking but worth it as the view was spectacular from up there.
Afterwards we had to have gelati - YUM!
And then we wandered on to the Ponte Vechio - the bridge that is famous for all the gold shops.
We also found some time to do a bit of shopping. :)
Great day - worn out. Found a really yummy local pizza place for dinner and had an early night.