Pauline’s birthday today,not given her age

Hotel Baglioni very busy for breakfast mostly Americans and far eastern people.

everyone was directed to there breakfast tables, but not us, we just blundered in an picked our own, did not know of the protocol . These terraces look over the town we are only 200 metres  from the Duomo.

We left to look at the sites around the city  phew  forty degrees C today again, you need to drink and shade regularly  not  a bad idea , checked out the leather good ,great place to buy lots of choice and you must barter hard for best price, if you do not you will get ripped of.

We wanted to check out the gardens ? Closed, apparently the museums and park all close on the first Monday of the month, but most of the others only Monday’s .

Walked along the river side contrasting side the medivial on side but still very old the other but not anywhere near as much, but you get the views to the hills and mountains . You have to go to the Ponte Vecchio, must be the most expensive bridge in the world, just go and have a look! Nearly as expensive as their ice cream E10 a cone.

It is just to hot to trapes around this city so we took our time and returned to the hotel.

Well time for Pauline’s birthday bash, top of the terrace , so lobster and trimmings, very nice too, it was just about cool enough to sit out about 32 degrees C.