Ambling Ramblings #12-A Fun-filled Frolic in Florence

Florence is a city that is full of Renaissance charm. Not only is it a city where Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and a host of other famous Renaissance artists based themselves for some period of time, for a while it was the cultural capital of the world and there are remnants of that time around every corner. From the people in their little shops making beautiful items (leather work, instrument making-we watched a man making a cello, restoring beautiful old furniture, painting, sculpture, picture framing, making light shades and lamps) to the historic architecture,quirky little lanes, beautiful church spires, old castle walls and watch towers and cobblestoned streets, this truly is a beautiful city. Down every lane we walked, we found something either to amuse us or admire or take photos of! There's just so much character here, but yet it's such an unassuming and unpretentious place (unlike some of the bigger cities we have visited). There was even a very light snowfall yesterday that just added to our love of Florence!
One of the things that has amused me most (and this just shows you how tired I am!) is the size of the cars and vehicles here. Scooters and motorbikes are very popular, but those who do drive cars, drive very small ones. A lot of the trucks have just 3 wheels and look quite comical (yes, i have photos of them) and I have seen quite a few smart cars and numerous tiny one person cars (for those of you who are familiar with Top Gear, it's the car that Clarkson drives into the elevator of the BBC building-they seem to be quite popular little cars here!). Even the buses are small, they look like a cardboard box on wheels....and look to be about as sturdy as that-needless to say, we walk everywhere we go!
Hopefully our next city will be just as amusing-although I don't think there will be as many cars there! I'm sure I'll find something else to entertain me though.
Ciao!