We wandered across the river again and into the Boboli Gardens, as much to see the classic view of the Duomo as anything else. The gardens themselves, formal, serene, dusty, are always a pleasure to visit again.
We had a rather different cultural experience from the original plan. Shopping, of course! The Accademia too. But Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe were a very welcome surprise. We decided that we will allow ourselves a mid-week trip to Florence sometime (probably from Rome), which we will plan ahead to get into the Uffizi and some of the other places. During the winter!