Florentia B&B Florence
Via Fra' Jacopo Passavanti 49 Florence, Tuscany, 50133, Italy
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Muggy Day in Florence
... about the Boboli Gardens ticket is that it also includes admission to the Costume Gallery, The Porcelain Museum, The Barbini Gardens and the Treasures Room. It doesn't look like you can just do the gardens, but it's a nice bonus if you have time. There's also some neat fountains, one of which even has a bench you can sit on and not get wet it rains due to the amount of leaves and trees that are over it.
Tonight we headed out for Bistecca ...
I love art! Pitti Palace
... br> The
furnishings exhibited today date back to the Savoia period save a few
modifications.
The rooms,
where colourful curtains hang from the windows, most of which were made in France, are filled with decorations,
pieces of furniture, paintings, frescoed ceilings and neoclassical stuccos. Here
you can visit the Sala Verde - the Green room, the Sala del Trono, the Salone
Celeste, the Sala dei Pappagalli, the Chapel ...
Ah..Italy
... Duomo with its amazing colourful marble, but unfortunately the museum that houses the famous statue of "David" was closed on Mondays, something we have noticed to be a trend in the famous landmarks of Europe. Just another reason to return to Italy! We leave tomorrow for a few days in Rome.
We've been keeping an eye on the news and saw the rioting in Rome yesterday related to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement. It seems that while we were ...
Ahhh Firenze!
... rooms (by European standards). Service was outstanding.
Our favorite day of this trip was the excursion to Cinque Terre! We would recommend everyone try aand take this excursion while visiting Florence. The scenery is sooo beautiful that we have made our photos into canvas prints that now hang on the walls in our home!
Also, other good side trips:Siena and San Gimignano! Both beautiful and unique!
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Disappointing David and San Giagimano
... also been told before I left that even if you're not into art (which we're not), you still should go to the gallery as the statue is worth it alone - so we did! The gallery wasn't very big and didn't have too many interesting paintings, obviously the big crowds were round David. Yes the statue was impressive, but I wasn't blown away or in awe, as others had said. It was quite a let down, especially given we'd planned our day around it ...
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