Rebecca!

Coincidentally the ISU choir that Reb is in was in Florence today while on their Italian tour. They were singing at the service today at Basilica di San Lorenzo, so I went to the mass. Today is a national holiday and the mass was in Italian, so all I could figure out was that Epiphany is something about "Nacio di bambino Gesu" (the birth of baby Jesus). After talking to Silvia (my pensione manager) I learned that it's also called Bufana, which is the day that the 3 kings brought baby Jesus his presents. I got some good covert pictures of the Basilica (which aren't allowed during mass, only during tourist times... shhh) and a creeper pic of Reb singing. We spent the afternoon eating and window shopping. It was great to see a familiar face.

This one is a little blurry, but that's because it was a covert shot.
Another covert shot. The picture doesn't do the ceiling justice.

more Basilica di San Lorenzo

The two of us on Ponte Vecchio
(Literally, the old bridge. I believe it's called that because it was the only one in Florence not ruined by bombing in WWII.)

The view from Ponte Vecchio. No big deal.
Pictures with our buddy Neptune near the Uffizi Gallery.
There is supposed to be a fake David statue outside (the real one is in another museum), but it is currently being restored.

The two of us in front of the Duomo.

Side note: The great thing about Florence is that from where I live, everything is walkable. The only other form of transportation that I've used so far is the taxi from the airport to the pensione. I would guess everything is within two miles.