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Thursday Dec 15, 2016 #
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Walked around for a while in the morning, then came back for a nap to deal with jet lag. Can't seem to get coffee in this town earlier than 7, but perhaps that is unnecessary.
After the nap we walked up to Piazzale Michelangelo and thence to the church of San Miniato al Monte, closed when we were there, and then back down the big hill stopping for lunch at a little Osteria that turned out to be wonderful, and definitely a local hangout, very inexpensive, too. We had fettuccine with black cabbage and risotto with radicchio and speck. The risotto was excellent, but the fettuccine sublime. €5.50 a plate. Osteria Mescita San Niccolò. Then back across the river for a tour of the Uffizi. We had signed up for a guided tour, which is recommended to skip the lines, if not on its own account. It was fine, only one other couple, but skipping the lines wasn't particularly important as there aren't any right now.
After some more walking around, dinner next door at Acquacotta, where we had pheasant and truffle ravioli for a first plate and stuffed rabbit for a second. Nice, but the rabbit wasn't all that was stuffed afterwards.
After the nap we walked up to Piazzale Michelangelo and thence to the church of San Miniato al Monte, closed when we were there, and then back down the big hill stopping for lunch at a little Osteria that turned out to be wonderful, and definitely a local hangout, very inexpensive, too. We had fettuccine with black cabbage and risotto with radicchio and speck. The risotto was excellent, but the fettuccine sublime. €5.50 a plate. Osteria Mescita San Niccolò. Then back across the river for a tour of the Uffizi. We had signed up for a guided tour, which is recommended to skip the lines, if not on its own account. It was fine, only one other couple, but skipping the lines wasn't particularly important as there aren't any right now.
After some more walking around, dinner next door at Acquacotta, where we had pheasant and truffle ravioli for a first plate and stuffed rabbit for a second. Nice, but the rabbit wasn't all that was stuffed afterwards.