Up early and out to the Cathedral to climb the 463 steps to the cupola on the dome of the cathedral. It only took 20 minutes to get in. Half way up you come out on a balcony inside the church, from here you can see the devil which is visible on the ground only from the alter. The final climb goes between the inside of the dome and the outside. Nathan explains that the outside is supported by the inside but has no comforting explanation for the cracks on the inside dome. From here it's off to Uffizi (3-4 hour line....nope), then to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens, then to some piazza for lunch (natch). Back up 414 steps in the bell tower, over to the Bapistry....back to the apartment for a short break.
Okay, Justin has been talking about buying a leather jacket for a year, and now he has cold feet....so I set the bit, I feel the sleeve of a jacket on a street vendors rack..."Antelope," another "Water Buffalo," another, "lamb." Oh wow, soft as "butter". He whips it off the rack and starts helping Justin try it on. Tan then Blue, Zippers then Straight, then the mirror, then the haggling, then the purchase. All together, lass than ten minutes. Off to the Medici Palace, then to dinner with Megan Hinkley at the Central Market.
We have seen as much as we can see and eaten as much as we can eat. Tomorrow, it's back to Positano.
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