i was happily woken up early and was reminded that i need to go ride before i returned my bike, so i did just that. i have figured out riding within the city absolutely sucks, and those cruiser touring city bikes everyone has are much more practical, or a track bike, just because i would have so much more control over my speed direction and stopping, BUT that said, once i was out of the city and on open roads nothing beats what i was riding at the time. this morning was gorgeous and i rode up through a quiet neighborhood up to piazzale Michaelangelo, where there is a replica of the david and a nice view of the city where most of the postcard photos you see of florence are taken. there was a huge crowd of tourists this sunday morning as well as an atique car show, or these people know each other and on sundays like to show off their cars. either way it was fun and then i continued riding through the hills where actually it felt like home the way the roads are filled with riders on sundays. there are no pictures of the hills because i was too busy riding. ha. anyways here are pictures plus stuff from my cell phone.


cell phone:








and from the bike ride: