We left the serenity of our Tuscan villa and headed into the chaos of Florence alleyways.

We tried to park in a small parking lot, but they needed a key (or card) in case they need to move it. Our UFODRIVE rental doesn’t provide us with the Tesla car card, so we couldn’t park there. Fortunately, we were able to squeeze into a street parking spot, 10m further down the alleyway.

We grabbed some breakfast at the cafe next to us, mainly so we had access to a toilet. I tried to order a ham and cheese toastie, but ended up with a ham and cheese omelette. One of the waitresses smiled at me (Tom) and blew me a kiss. I won’t spoil the story by revealing more details.

We walked for a while to the basilica, figured out where the line started, and grabbed a gelato to eat while we waited. We managed to finish it off just in time. Total queuing was about 30 minutes.

All roads lead to Rome. Back into the Tesla, we headed south.