...and a partridge in a pear tree

Two handbags, two maps, one pendant, one green purse, one pair of earings, 6 coffees, 1 pastry, two lunches, some paper, one card...

...we had a busy day on Sunday. We started by trawling through the shops Otrarno (over the Arno) starting with the stalls  dripping with gold on the Ponte Vecchio.  We had not gotten too far before we had indulged in one piece of jewelery each - in true J & j style neither of them are actually gold.  We also went into and out of every bag shop on that side of the Arno as well as all paper shops and drooled over the windows of any shop containing boots.   (Should I admit that I'd already bought one bag , the pendant and the paper BEFORE the culture??  - Jen)

For Shana - what every well dressed Dachshund needs

After fortifying ourselves with lunch (shopping is such hard work) we explored the Palazzo Pitti - room after room after room of paintings hung all up the walls salon style - completely overwhelming.  The Caravaggio exhibition was much more accessible - he has a gorgeous way with light  and shadow in his art and that of his followers.  We look forward to seeing more in the Uffizi.  (It is a Pitti that you couldn't be here with us - Jo)   It was dark when we emerged and we were a bit surprised by the number of people shopping late in the afternoon.  Since this is obviously the correct thing to do at this time in Italy, we felt obliged to participate (see rest of above list).

Exhausted by our extensive Italian experience and depleted of cash, we indulged in cheese, wine and pasta at "Za Za" (we think this means bumble bee and hope this has nothing to do with the dinner we ate).

Plans for Pisa tomorrow (and perhaps some shopping...?)