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Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Paris to Florence
... I rush off to train. I stop once more to ask staff which is my carriage. I get in, stow my case and find my seat. Somebody is it. She gets up and then finds her actual seat. I am now seated with about two mins to spare until train leaves. I can RELAX now. This whole mix up is my own fault. I think I read somewhere trains go to Garde Nord and then glanced at ticket and thought yep, that is where I go. Thank goodness I had given myself plenty of time. Whole time on RER train I ...
Shopping & Uffizi
... the artistic points of the painting. Finally we studied Michaelangelo's "The Holy Family".
After 2.5 solid hours standing on our already sore feet we were ready for a Chinese foot massage but, couldn't find one. We trodded home to a delicious dinner prepared by Dianne - Melon and Tomato salad with Chicken Spinach Goat cheese pasta (absolutely delicious and Laurie is definitely getting the recipie).
As a ...
Quiet day in Florence
We made a rookie error, leaving some major museums until our last day, only to find many were closed on Mondays. However, we had a relaxing time, I got a haircut (much needed), and we toured the Palazzo Vecchio, which drew a new gasp at every turn. It gets harder and harder to choose photos to include.
We'll just have to come back to Florence some ...
Art, art...and more art
After a rocky night's sleep, we dragged ourselves out of bed to try to see the paintings at the Museo San Marco before the tour buses arrived – unfortunately we were a little late. The museum is a monastery commissioned by the Medici and decorated by a Franciscan monk named Fra Angelico. The cells that belonged to each of the monks are decorated with a devotional image from the life of Jesus that were to ...
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