Romantic Florence

We had both been to Florence before....alone and lonely--and had both promised ourselves that we would never come again without "the love of our lives" because it was just too romantic.
So here we are living our "dream come true" with one another in one of the most romantic cities in the world !!!


Our hotel was across the Ponte Vecchio Bridge so we crossed over it many times in our to and fro journeys through the city. One evening as we gazed out from the bridge we noticed a young couple beside us and the next thing you know he was down on his knee proposing to her. She cried and kept saying "is this for real" and of course, he said it was. Love and romance everywhere and we were in awe of the magic.




Of course food, food and more food---excellent food and wine that we indulged in all over the city.
Besides just a few touristy outings to the Uffizi Gallery and the Statue of David, we mostly walked and drank in the energies of the art, the people, the music and the "aliveness" of it all.










There was a wild boar statue made of bronze that everyone seemed to have some insight into as they gave it money, rubbed it's nose and made a wish. Sooo, why not Richard thought.....














And what better way for two playful and madly in love crazies to spend their last night in Florence but going round and round on the Merry-Go-Round-- gazing into each others eyes with thankful hearts full of love and awe in the magic of it all !!!!!