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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 ...
Day 9: Florence
Today was a full walking day around Florence. The crowds here are worse than they've been anywhere so far, but it may be because it was a beautiful Sunday and it's a small city, so it feels more cramped. We started off by walking to the Duomo, which is the domed focal point of the city, with a tower, cathedral and baptistery. The cathedral was in mass when we were there, so we decided to come back another time to see the inside, ...
Tangled alleys and piazzas of Florence
... with church spires and bell towers.
I love buying the local fruit each day from the fruit sellers – peaches, apricots and plums are so good.
For lunch we had prosicutto & cheese foccacia ...
A Rendezvous in Tuscany
... sculptures. Michelangelo carved his statues straight out of a block of marble rather than carving the general shape then adding details, so the sculptures appear to be crawling out of the marble. It was super cool, but not as cool as David himself. David is 17 feet tall and completely perfect. Adrienne and I tried really hard to find a magnet of him for our fridge with clothes that you can change, but we failed. Guess we ...
Well hello David...
Ahh... Florence. We loved Florence! I think it was at this point where we realized each new city we arrived in, was our new favorite city!
Highlights of Florence included seeing our man, David, eating lots of gelato (I take most of the credit for that one) and seeing an outstanding Opera peformed for no more that 50 people!
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