Well it is now the second evening of our photography tour (May 21st) and the end of our stay in Florence.  So to make the most of our time we headed out to the river to take some evening shots and watch the sun set. 

The photographs  were taken from the  Ponta Santa Trinita Bridge  (Holy Trinity Bridge).  The bridge was constructed from 1567 to 1569 but destroyed several times mostly by floods.  The last time the bridge was destroyed was on August 8th, 1944 by retreating German troops.  It was reconstructed in 1958 with original stones raised from the Arno or taken from the same quarry.  The view in front (to the east) is the  Ponte Vecchio Bridge.  We were getting the golden light on the bridge as the sun was setting behind us.  

	Totally off topic but I couldn't resist including this photo of one one of  the dogs I met in Florence.    The top photo was taken late in the afternoon .  I included it just to show how narrow the streets of Florence are with the parked cars and motorcycles.  On the left is a building basking in the reflections of the sun.

Since it was a beautiful night there were lots of people on the streets.  This area is always popular with the tourists.  One thing about Florence is that you always felt safe walking and so much of the historical area was in walking distance of the river.  

This shot was taken from the bridge while I was facing west.  The buildings were getting the beautiful light from the setting sun.  

This shot was also taken facing west- the bridge in the background is the Ponte alla Carraia.  This is a five-arched bridge originally built sometime around 1218 (at that time built in wood).  The bridge was destroyed more than once by floods and blown up by the retreating German army during World War 11 (1944).  The current structure is a design by Ettore Fagiuoli, completed in 1948.  

Another view of the Ponte alla Carraia bridge  showing all five arches.  

There were beautiful views from both the west side of the bridge (of the sun setting) and the east side of the bridge (golden glow on the buildings) that I kept moving from one side to the next.  The shots below are all looking at the last light of the evening on the Ponte alla Carraia bridge.

Eventually  I turned my attention back to taking pictures of the Ponte Vecchio.  

By now it was getting nice and dark and the lights lit up the city.

I loved the reflection of the lights under the bridge.  

My moody shot of the evening.  

For the last few shots of the evening I once again crossed the bridge to shoot towards the Ponte alla Carraia bridge.  It was now getting close to 9.30 and there were still nice colours facing west.  

My last shot of the evening.  Now it was time to get some sleep before heading out of the city tomorrow.