Classified

As long term followers of these tours and their blogs will know that the Blog has determinedly avoided showing the identity of Mrs Hayes, or anyone else on the tour.

Well for one time only the Blog has recklessly decided to show a picture of Mrs Hayes at a nice little restaurant visited in the first week.

This photo will be removed from this blog by Monday 27th June

Burlamacco

Burlamacco is always here. We watches over us and makes us smile.

Staying at home

The tour had been long and demanding and the weather was hot so everyone decided to spend the final days locally on the beach, in the beach bar, in the woods and along the prom.

Here is the lovely art nouveau café the Grand Café Margherita that as far as the Blog can tell does not serve the drink with the same name. What a pity.

Selfie

This woman has one of those all too popular ridiculous gadgets so she could obstruct The Blog by taking various pictures of herself. What is wrong with people?

The view

At the end of the day it was up the hill to see the view. Mrs Hayes walked up but the rest of the tour took a bus. It didn't matter, the view was the same no mater how you got there.

The bridge

Here is the beautiful Ponte Vecchio. The tour all walked over it and then walked back again. Its a good short walk.

The Blog is pleased to report that no-one on the tour was particularly interested in looking in these little jewellery shops.

Piazza Signoria

The Blog loves this square and thinks it is the best square in the world.

Great art is everywhere in the square like this Cellini statue of Perseus with Madusa's head. 

And Michelangelo's David, a more masculine version than Donatello's.

But why this new thing has been recently added to the square is a mystery and one than will no doubt be removed before the next tour.