Florence was our next city. We did not get tickets ahead of time so we didn't get to see all we wanted.
The Ponte Vecchio or "Old Bridge", crosses the Arno River. First noted in 996 it has been destroyed and rebuilt a couple of time the last was in 1345. 
It was used by butchers and leather workers for years but the smell was so bad that it was outlawed and it has since been a place for high end gold jewelry merchants.
Some of the gold shops on the bridge.
We did not purchase our tickets to the Uffizi Museum ahead of time so we just walked thru the center of it. In here there are works of art from all of the masters, Di Vinci, Durer, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Raphael and many others. I hope to go back to see it.
Just a few of the awesome pastries throughout Italy.
We went to the Piazza Della Signoria to go look at a copy of Michelangelo's David since we didn't get the museum tickets in advance.
The fountain of Neptune (1565)
The Loggia dei Lanzi built 1382 is full of statues dating back as far as the 1500's.
The Florence Cathedral completed in 1436 it has the worlds largest brick dome ever created.
The green, pink and white marble really make this massive cathedral stand out.
You can see in this picture the massive size of the cathedral.
The Dome.
We ended our Florence trip at the Piazzale Michelangelo, this square was built in 1869 for all to enjoy the views of the city. If you had enough money you could drive this Ferrari. I just opted to take a pic of it.
Awesome views of the city.
Here you can see the Cathedral in the center of the picture.
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