Florence and more: what to do after the "tourists" go to bed

     Sure, we are tourists, but we have ways of not always feeling like one. These pictures above were taken over several nights in Florence, Italy. The later it gets, the fewer tourists are out. That is true with Venice, London, Dublin or even cities in the United States. This is why we always try to take a walk after dinner and after dark. (This is tough in places like Scotland that do not get dark until 11 pm in the summer.)
     Do you want to pet the bronze pig in Florence, but cannot get there because of the crowds? No one  is around after ten pm. Everyone is back on their cruise ship in Venice for dinner and it leaves San Marcos nearly empty.
     Why walk in the central city of Dublin in the evening? First, Temple Bar comes alive. Second, most of the folks out are locals who work during the day. (Except in Dublin there are loads of Hen Parties that have come over from England.)
     We even do these walks in places like San Francisco and Boston.  We are aware of who is around and are careful wherever we may be. But, cities like Rome are completely different after the sun goes down.