Santa Croce and Packing - May 7

"All good things must come to an end."  Sadly that's what's happening tomorrow so today was spent packing and last minute shopping and sightseeing.  Our morning walk took us across town to visit the beautiful Santa Croce Church.  Built over 85 years in the 1300's, this large church is also the final resting place for many notable Florentines.  Beautiful sculptures adorn the ornate tombs of Galileo, Michelangelo, Machivelli and others.  There's even a tomb for Dante but it's empty - his 700 year old body and bones were buried in Ravenna.  We also visited the leather school where the finest of Italian leather goods are hand made.  The school is housed in the former monastery at Santa Croce.  We enjoyed another delicious dinner at Nerone's and said "goodbye" to Tulio and Silvia at the gelato shop on our corner.  And a good time was had by all . . . arrividerci, Firenze and Tuscany!