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If David is 5.2 metres tall, how big was Goliath?
This morning we have a guided tour booked of the Galleria dell'Accademia. Unfortunately no photos are allowed but the principal reason everyone goes there is to see the statue of David by Michelangelo. We had already seen the copy which stands outside the Palazzo Vecchio but when you see the original out of context you realise how big the statue …
Arrive in Florence
We checked out of our room in Rome and the tour shuttle picked us up just after 6:30am. After two more stops we were taken to the tour site to transfer to our bus. Roberta is our travel guide. She gave the information in 4 different languages for our group. It's a 3-1/2 drive to Florence driving through 3 different regions ending in the Tuscano …
I'm hooked!!!
So I am officially in love with Italy!!!
This place is so beautiful. Last night I got to experience a major cultural difference. Here you are allowed to drink outside so the thing to do is grab a drink and just sit around talking in the piazza. (Square, not pizza) They really need to work on getting a law like that in the states. It's …
Day 10: Florence
... Michelangelo, which is on the top of a hill and overlooks the entirety of Florence across the river. My God, was it beautiful. Not only could we see the whole city, but also tumbling Tuscan hills with Cyprus trees and an old city wall unrolling into the distance. Not a bad couple of hours to spend in the afternoon. The hike up to Piazzale Michelangelo was strenuous, so we took our time coming back down the hill and across the river on our way to Santa Croce, a cathedral that houses ...
An Art Idiot in the Uffizi
... attached. Being in Italy I simply adopted the approach of not tipping. Being the only non-tipper makes you feel like a horrible *******. I still maintain I was the most culturally sensitive… I suspect everyone thought I was a tightwad.
The afternoon was all about relaxing. I did my favourite travel activities, of drinking, eating, looking at nice art, and spending excessively on clothing.
I wandered around the ...
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