Leaving Lake Maggiore I decided it is a place I could easily come back to.  the hotel is situated right over the lake and the scenery is just amazing.  We drove past snow covered mountains that was hard to take.  I enjoyed the viewing of all that Italy grows and I would say it is the most productive country.  Grapes grow everywhere and market gardens wherever you look.  We stopped off at Pisa.  No matter how much you think you are ready to see something like that, it is a shock to actually see it.  A very touristy place but fun to see and I would have been upset to not see it.  We have the shot of me pushing it I think, but the angle is one that I am almost half the size of the tower.
Drove onto Florence and had a panoramic view from  the top.  What a good looking city.  The driving in Florence is almost the worst I have ever seen.  It was our turn to sit in the front seat.  I wish I wasn't there when we got to Florence.  Oh boy, no lanes and you just go.  Our bus driver is so little but he has attitude in his driving and eventhough the bus is huge, he moves it in andout of small spaces.  All the city drive the same as you hardly see any dints or scrapes and we are yet to see an accident.
Today we went to view Michaelangelo's David.  Wow, how magnificent to view this work.  We then had a tour of the city and very interesting.  I would like to have more time in florence to see some of the culture.  I bought myself a coat and bag so I am happy.  Good leather is not cheap but so, so nice to feel and wear.  We just wandered around the rest of the day, no hard thing to do.  I can't believe that tomorrow is our last full day with the group.