I arrived in my hotel room at 2pm. The weird thing is, every day I was to arrive at my hotel, has been right at 2pm – very weird. I certainly didn’t plan it that way.
To back up a bit: I left Cortona around 10:15. I headed towards another small town called Arezzo, as it was on my way to Florence. I am glad I did. Not because I stopped here, but this road, SS71 led me up into the mountains again. I cannot express how beautiful the views are, one after another. The roads are steep and twisting. It reminded me between driving in the mountains of Arkansas. Hairpin turns taken at 30mph and very steep grades. The problem is, there is never a good place to pull over and take pictures. It was very frustrating. I took some video out my front windshield, but honestly, I don’t know well it translate onto a tv/video. Nevertheless, I took for my own personal memory as it was remarkable.
Using my TomTom navigation device, I wanted to drive through Fiesole, which is North of Florence. Again, the views down onto Florence were stunning. I hope to take a bus back up to Fiesole to do some research for my novel. I was able to get a couple of snapshots from here. I then followed my directions to the Hotel across the street from the Santa Maria Novella church. Driving through these small cities is difficult at best and easy to get lost. Had I not had the navigation device, who knows how long it would’ve taken.
I had a wonderful lunch in the piazza Santa Maria Novella. I’ve attached a couple of pictures.
To back up a bit: I left Cortona around 10:15. I headed towards another small town called Arezzo, as it was on my way to Florence. I am glad I did. Not because I stopped here, but this road, SS71 led me up into the mountains again. I cannot express how beautiful the views are, one after another. The roads are steep and twisting. It reminded me between driving in the mountains of Arkansas. Hairpin turns taken at 30mph and very steep grades. The problem is, there is never a good place to pull over and take pictures. It was very frustrating. I took some video out my front windshield, but honestly, I don’t know well it translate onto a tv/video. Nevertheless, I took for my own personal memory as it was remarkable.
Using my TomTom navigation device, I wanted to drive through Fiesole, which is North of Florence. Again, the views down onto Florence were stunning. I hope to take a bus back up to Fiesole to do some research for my novel. I was able to get a couple of snapshots from here. I then followed my directions to the Hotel across the street from the Santa Maria Novella church. Driving through these small cities is difficult at best and easy to get lost. Had I not had the navigation device, who knows how long it would’ve taken.
I had a wonderful lunch in the piazza Santa Maria Novella. I’ve attached a couple of pictures.
