Florence; Sunday, 17 July, 2022

The weather was forecast to be even hotter today than the previous day, and as I had an early checkout from the hotel I wouldn’t have the opportunity for a shower or change of clothes so I decided to have a very lazy day exploring the city from the open-top bus.

The tour was slightly shorter than a typical sightseeing tour as road closures meant it completed the circuit in 50 minutes, but it took in the key sights that it could get close to, including heading up to the Piazzale Michelangelo and then running along the road on the ridge before descending back into town. Having the fresh air blowing over you as the bus moved at some speed over this part of the tour was very relaxing.

I ended up doing three complete circuits before hopping off back at Santa Maria Novella station to grab a quick bite to eat and then heading back to the hotel to pick up my luggage.

After a quick stop in the hotel for a bottle of water I headed back into the city centre to the main station to meet up with my colleague as we were both catching the same flight back to London.

Thankfully the journey was considerably smoother on the way back than on the way out with the train being on time and the plane only being 20 minutes late leaving Pisa.

Weather

Sunny Sunny
AM PM
Phew! What a scorcher (more than 40C, 104F)
42ºC/108ºF