You seem to have lucked out with some very eloquent wolves then! :D I can heartily reccommend the insole trick. It does work best with slightly clunky shoes, but there are half-soles and pieces for particular parts of the foot to be had as well, which can work really well with daintier shoes. It all depends of your level of cripple-ness, of course, if it's really bad then this might not work. I'd give it a go just to check!

Very cool designs! Very far from my style and not in any way imaginable fat-girl-compatible, though, so I'm safe. *phew* But - might you not need that coat to keep you warm in Florence when you're not in the hotel ...?