Saturday in Florence
Saturday 21st June 2014
A lovely day in Florence with Lorenzo and Olya, highlights including the market in Piazza delle Cure, the Boboli Gardens, and a Negroni Crawl in the afternoon.
Italy June 2014
John's Pictures

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The market at Piazza delle Cuore, where we went to buy things for breakfast.

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Everything looked delicious!

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...most excitingly fresh porcini!

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We also picked up some pastries.

08:50:14
The outside of the pasticceria.

09:16:29
Erika helping Lorenzo to prepare the juice for breakfast.

09:32:49
Sauteed fresh porcini.

10:08:40
After breakfast, Erika playing with the kittens - she was already confident enough to actually touch them now!

10:52:05
Erika got in the driver's seat as we were heading out.

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In the Boboli Gardens.

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Looking out over a very Tuscan sort of landscape.

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A bit of modern art.

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12:06:13
Could see the Duomo from here.

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Lorenzo took some pictures of me and Chie with the Duomo in the background.

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12:16:11
Erika woke up from her midday nap at this point - here's a picture of her and Olya.

12:17:01
...and now some pictures of me, Erika and Chie with the Duomo in the background.

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13:46:30
The place where we had lunch (Trattoria Bordino) back in the centre. I love this picture of me and Erika!

13:46:50
Erika and Chie doing cheers.

13:54:59
The pasta I had for lunch. Very simple but quite tasty.

13:55:16
Our table for lunch. More napkins tucked in again.

14:07:11
My main course, burrata with some salad.

14:07:26
Erika playing with some cards.

14:40:32
Taken to remember the name of the restaurant.

15:00:42
...and now the Negroni Crawl is under way. First stop, Caffe Rivoire.

15:03:13
Mine and Lorenzo's Negronis at Rivoire.

15:03:48
A plaque, originally in Caffe Casoni, about the invention of the Negroni. This was moved to Rivoire when Casoni changed to Caffe Giacosa.

15:05:52
My Negroni at Rivoire with the snacks in the background.

15:36:38
Erika holding court in the streets of Florence.

15:36:47
The wooden toy shop.

15:56:46
Erika having some gelato from Grom.

16:16:08
The Duomo.

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16:18:06
Erika looking at some horses.

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Next stop on the Negroni crawl - Caffe Gilli.

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Rather nice interior here again.

16:41:30
Group shot in Caffe Gilli.

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Lovely picture!

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...and with Chie in shot.

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I forget where this is exactly.

17:16:18
The third and final stop on the Negroni Crawl - Caffe Giacosa, formerly Caffe Casoni, where the Negroni was invented.

17:17:43
Group shot in Caffe Giacosa.

17:25:10
They have Count Negroni glasses here.

17:43:41
A modern art installation.

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...and another one.

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21:08:56
Dinner at Pizzeria Re Matto, a local pizza place not too far from Lorenzo's house. I had fiori di zucca to start.

21:15:02
Erika's pasta.

21:29:47
My porcini and truffle pizza. Despite the slightly burnt edges this was quite tasty.