I exited through the large Doric screen at the end of the
Palazzo degli Uffizi courtyard and crossed the street to the Arno River. The wall alongside the river was lined with spectators, jockeying for position to take a photo of
Ponte Veccio.
The bridge is a medieval stone bridge with shops on it. It is one of the few remaining bridges with shops. The shops used to be filled with butchers but today there are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.
The little shops are very cute.
This view is looking at the Arno River in the other direction.
The map so that you know where we are on the trek through Florence. We are at #4.
Seems kind of crazy to respond to the question "Where did you get that beautiful piece of gold jewelry?" "Oh, on the side of some bridge...".
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