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Service with a scowl.
Everyone loves Florence? Right? I mean, it's a beautiful old city with stunning architecture especially Il Duomo. It has such treasures as Ponte Vecchio, Academia, Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti. Hell, the entire city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was considered the center of the Italian Renaissance and in the 1800 the capitol of The …
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 ...
Walking, shopping, plus drama at Palazzo Vecchio
... all selling similar baubles, but presumably they are at such inflated prices that the profit from anything sold is astronomical.
The bridge was very quiet when we set foot on it, but immediately we got to the middle, where there are some very good views of the River Arno, a plague of noisy tourists from tour buses descended upon where we were so we could not get away fast enough. One curiosity in the middle of the bridge was a wire ...
Day 9: Florence
... pity.
Later that night the campsite had organised a disco for the entire site which we all went to after dinner. It was quite a late one. This had now become the best accommodation of the trip!
Today we left for Florence for a quick walking tour around the city. We started the tour quite early in the morning so we managed to avoid most of the crowds and the heat. ...
Restoration!
... still occupies a large section of the church...and we got to climb it. We loaded into the elevator and shot up to the top, right up into one top corner of the chapel. We got to see what processes they've used to restore and secure the stonework, and what they still have left to do. It's really sad that Italy, who houses so many of the Western art world's art and architectural treasures, is in such dire ...