By day 3, I was starting to run out of ideas on what to do in Florence!
I've been here last year, so I've visited all the museums etc, and Florence isn't a very big city to explore either.
Woke up late as usual, laze around at home, and decided to go out for a walk around the city, and ended up in a wine shop!!
Time for some wine tasting! Especially all the famous wines produced in the Chianti region.
I was hanging around chatting to all these Italian in the wine shop, and having a good time drinking.
My first glass of wine was really cheap, and it didn't taste so good.
Decided to try the wine of the day- white wine next, after recommendation from Giuseppe.
Gisueppe runs a restaurant business in the city.
I also asked them for recommendation on where to have lunch, and the wine shop owner suggested a place called Trattoria Gozzi in nearby San Lorenzo market.
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Met some Korean girls who were on vacation and visiting Florence. The girl on my right, she was telling me how her purse got stolen in Milan. Poor girl :( I told her to becareful as my passport was stolen in Barcelona previously. I recommended them the white wine, and we were sitting there chatting about Korea and K-pop bands. They said they were so happy to have met me! hahaha :D
LOL, save me from this overtly amorous old Italian!
After having 1 glass of red house wine, 1 fantastic glass of white house wine of the day, and another prosecco, and much laughter later on, I ended up having someone offer to take me for lunch.
Walked in and realised most of the customers were Italian! It's a win! The owner of the wine bar recommended this restaurant to me.
Menu all in Italian. Help! I wasn't the one doing the ordering.
Sorry I don't even remember what any of the dishes were called. I think one was pork and the other was beef? and cooked in delicious sauces and rosemary, garlic and sage and the most tender and juiciest meat with all sorts of delicious flavours melting in your mouth and the gnocchi was delicious as well. Tried to replicate the ragu sauce when I got home but not as successful! Food was just simply marvellous. Buenisimo! :D
My mouth just waters thinking of all the marvellous food in Florence.
Traditional Florentine/Tuscan cuisine :)
By they way, this restaurant is run by two brothers,continuing the tradition pass down from their families for generations. It's only open for lunch time and it serves really fresh, authentic Tuscan cuisine. Highly recommended :)
Address: Trattoria Sergio Gozzi
Piazza di San Lorenzo, 8R 50123 Florence, Italy
After a very large meal and too much wine later on, Giuseppe took me on a ride on his motor bike up to Piazzale Michelangelo.
This place is a famous square where you can view and most magnificent panorama of Florence, Italy.
Simply beautiful! :D
Of course being the snap happy tourist that I am, went around snapping countless pictures for memories.
There's a another David statue here :)
I went home and was full of food and wine and collapsed and fell asleep till dinner.
Amazing Alessandro offered to cook pasta carbonara and off the three of us went to the supermarket to get some ingredients.
Pan frying the bacon and adding a splash of white wine.
Mixing it all together for a delicious meal!
I will miss all the jokes of como dino, and of lovely Kasha and cucina, lavi piati, buona sposa :D
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