Florence Day 2
Today was very full! Wow, where do I start. Nicole and I woke up early so that we could get to the Uffizi museum. It is the most famous museum for Renaissance art and on par with the Louvre in my opinion. We were at the museum by 7:30AM and there was already a line of 100 people! Talk about a hot ticket.
2 hours later, we're in the door. After grabbing an audio guide, we headed for the second floor where the collection spans from early Christian Madonna's to the likes of Michaelangelo, Raphaello, da Vinci, and Carvaggio (Nic's favorite). We saw so many great pieces, we will have to wait to show the book that we bought after the tour. Nic spent a ton in the giftshop; as always, she's the shopper for the two of us.
After the Uffizi (mind you, this is 2PM, we spent 5 hours or so in the dang place), we headed for the church of Santa Croce where the tombs of Michaelangelo and Galilelo are. They have many people burried there, sort of unorthodox to have people burried right there in the church. Lots of nice art pieces as well. Quick stop.
After that, we headed back to the Duomo in the center of town to climb Brulleschi's dome (a major engineering marvel for his time, even today really). It took all 400+ steps to get to the top, but it provided a very nice view of the frescoes on the dome as well as great views of Florence in all directions. Got great pictures and video.
Tonight we're gonna head down to the River Arno and walk around, admire the Ponte Veccio, and find a restaurant. Then we're gonna try Italy's greatest gelateria, Vovoli. We'll let you know how it is...should be good if it's the best!
Tomorrow we head to Pisa to see the tower, and hopefully have a day where we're not running around like we have the past two days. Our trip to Florence has been very successful, what a great city! My favorite over Rome I must admit, wish the Vatican was here that's all.
Cheers!
2 hours later, we're in the door. After grabbing an audio guide, we headed for the second floor where the collection spans from early Christian Madonna's to the likes of Michaelangelo, Raphaello, da Vinci, and Carvaggio (Nic's favorite). We saw so many great pieces, we will have to wait to show the book that we bought after the tour. Nic spent a ton in the giftshop; as always, she's the shopper for the two of us.
After the Uffizi (mind you, this is 2PM, we spent 5 hours or so in the dang place), we headed for the church of Santa Croce where the tombs of Michaelangelo and Galilelo are. They have many people burried there, sort of unorthodox to have people burried right there in the church. Lots of nice art pieces as well. Quick stop.
After that, we headed back to the Duomo in the center of town to climb Brulleschi's dome (a major engineering marvel for his time, even today really). It took all 400+ steps to get to the top, but it provided a very nice view of the frescoes on the dome as well as great views of Florence in all directions. Got great pictures and video.
Tonight we're gonna head down to the River Arno and walk around, admire the Ponte Veccio, and find a restaurant. Then we're gonna try Italy's greatest gelateria, Vovoli. We'll let you know how it is...should be good if it's the best!
Tomorrow we head to Pisa to see the tower, and hopefully have a day where we're not running around like we have the past two days. Our trip to Florence has been very successful, what a great city! My favorite over Rome I must admit, wish the Vatican was here that's all.
Cheers!
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