Buongiorno Firenze

Saturday 10 June I leave my hotel in Vienna and fly to Florence to my Airbnb apartment. This all times out well, and then I go for an orientation walk and come across a very long parade.

My later internet research reveals that this is for the Calcio Storico Fiorentino - an ancient sports match sort-of resembling soccer. There was a bull, and horses.

And lots and lots of grim-faced men wearing funny breeches and walking like they'd wet themselves. Still haven't had my first beer, so I go off to a touristy place with a great outlook.