Gelato at Chanel

If Holly Golightly can have breakfast at Tiffany's, then I can have gelato at Chanel.

At 11:30am, before lunch, on a Tuesday.

I love this place.

I had the morning off, so instead of sleeping in I decided to get myself up and see if I could figure out how to get myself to Florence in one piece. As you know, I can be independent to a fault and there is nothing I love more than exploring a new place, by myself, during the hustle and bustle of a big city day. There is just something so invigorating about taking the train with the locals, exiting the station in a hurry, and walking past all the "tourists" acting like I know what I'm doing. I actually felt like a Florentine... even though I am still (definitely) a very obvious tourist [a fact made more obvious by my decision not to wear a coat...]

I spent the first two hours at the Ufizi gallery and then roamed the nearby street for Gelateria Neri. The LUXE guide to Florence recommended it because they have soy gelato. Now I'm sure you can imagine. This. Was. A. Huge. Deal. I was so excited to find it and so I obviously had to do a trial run...

$1.50 euros, half dark chocolate and half hazelnut, just like the gianduia flavor that my dad and I used to eat after Irish Dance class when I was little. It was absolutely perfect and just as good as the real stuff.

The smallest portion was just right- it lasted me on my walk back from the shop and through my mid-morning window shopping at Chanel. Is there anything more decadent than a little treat and some beautiful eye candy? I think not.

Reason to Love Florence: Soy Gelato + Chanel windows = Tuesday morning.