The best choice we could make for our stay in Florence - the appartment is literally one straight line from via Ghibelina and Piazza Santa Croce, and it was the excellent Italian language school Michelangelo and Giotto's frescoes we were after this time. So you can imagine our exitement when on top of it we opened the doors to this funky modern rooftop appartment, small but beautifully designed with two huge bedrooms, even with a mini-elevator to negotiate the luggage upstairs, in a historic rennaisance building in Via de Pepi. Its smack in the middle of some tennish best restaurants of Sant Ambroggio, and if that is not enough, a 5 minutes walk over the bridge to the trendy Oltroarne quarter, and another 10 minutes to the Uffici. Slow walking with kids eating icecrean, mind you, as the best icecream of Florence is around the corner as well. Heaven! Finally - Elena was an exceptional host, booked our taxi, came by to see how we are - gave us tips - all in all a momentous week in Florenece for our family. We will hopefully come back soon.