Last Minute Questions

1. CBD is sold in Italian pharmacies, but I don’t know about restrictions to importing it from outside the EU. If you decide to bring it with you make sure the instructions indicate the percentage of THC. If it is 0.2% or under there should be no problems.
2. Lyft does not operate in Europe. In Italy Uber also is not allowed to operate except for the Uber Black service, which is a Black Limo service operated by licensed limo drivers (therefore more expensive than regular taxis). In Florence you will likely mostly walk, since the city center is compact and relatively small. You might use a taxi if you fly to Florence to transfer from the airport to the hotel. The taxi flat fare from the airport is 22€ (25.30€ at night) plus a supplement of 1€ per bag in the trunk.

Have fun. Wear comfortable shoes. Try Trattoria Mario. Family style seating.

I just don't get the fascination with online car services - Europe has
a gadzillion taxis EVERYWHERE, ready, able, and willing to take you
anywhere you need to go - I've been using them for years with never a
problem.

As well as buses, trams, metros and trains.

Taxis are readily available in Florence. Most people will walk from location to location in the central part of the city. It can be a bit of a challenge to find your way around. Street names change often as you are walking along. I finally figured out to use my city mapper app to get around without getting lost. Google maps also works.

Right. Lots of public transport is available but you're unlikely to need it. As Roberto said, the historic center is surprisingly compact, and much more interesting to explore on foot anyway, as long as you're physically able to do that.

I love Florence... Have a GREAT trip!

Thank you everyone!

I will wait and purchase CBD there.

My husband had asked about LYFT/UBER just in case we are too "tipsy" to walk back to the hotel. We do triathlons and are pretty fit for our 60 years so we plan to walk EVERYWHERE!

...just in case we are too "tipsy" to walk back to the hotel.

I'll recommend having fun but doing your best not to get to that point? We enjoy our libations as much as the next person (!) but draw a line at not having our wits reasonably about us in the foreign country/strange city. I guess we never know who might be paying attention to us if we are obviously too fuzzy to pay attention to what's going on around us?

Excellent point, Kathy. As tourists, there are already enough people ready to help us part with our valuables! Don’t make that easier by not having your wits about you.

We are in Florence now. No safety issues. But don't overdue the alcohol. Remember, you can buy a bottle of something and have it in the hotel. Safer. Lots of small grocers, although apparently no alcohol sales after 9 PM.

The downtown is small - distance from the Academia (David) to the Pitti Palace is about 1 K. We have walked a lot. Taxis here are go-go-go, so don't step into the street without checking what's coming your way.

We had no problem getting the Combo ticket on the day we arrived. Uffizi was crowded, but manageable. David was more crowded.

There is a tram from airport to the railway station - E1.5 - unless you are movement-challenged, I would do that. We leave Tues 10/04, and will tram to the airport.

We followed periscope's rec of ZEB. Went to ZEB for lunch today (Sunday 10/02). Fabulous. As suggested, he picked the wines (thank goodness - so many wines, so little time). We had a primi and secundi - my wife had a ravioli with cornflower, I had pici with a marinara Bolognese. I had a sort of rouladen (rolled flank steak), my wife had osso bucco. We shared a tiramasu for dolci. We came at 1:30 and had a 45 min wait. 18 seats.