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Day 10: Florence
... of Michelangelo, Galileo, Niccolo Medicci and Dante, as well as works by Donatello. On our way there, we walked through a little alleyway where school children were being let out for the day and families were there picking them up (no one was in a car; everyone walked or rode bikes). It was a very cute, Italian, everyday scene, and we enjoyed watching it unfold. All the parents picking up their kids had some kind of snack for them -- that must be some kind of tradition or regular ...
Day 5 &6
... it. Hotel Jebel was really one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in. Kenny says it is the best Hotel he ever stayed in! So, we settle into our apartment...and got a recommendation for a restaurant for dinner. La Bussola was some way to have a welcome to Florence. I mean the food just keeps getting better!!!!!! http://www.tripadvisor.it/Restaurant_Re view-g187895-d743671-Reviews-La_Bussola -Florence_Tuscany.html
I had a chef recommendation ...
Florence and San Gimignano
... town built in the 11th and 12th centuries with most of the residents living in the towers and above the shops. We were there in the late afternoon and early evening so it was not too busy letting one sit and reflect on age of the surrounding buildings and the stories that the many walls could tell. It also happens to be the home of Italy’s best gelato according to those who judge gelato and yes I have to agree it was simple ...
San Gimignano, Siena and More Florence
... of my friends and I split gnocchi with pear in it. Gnocchi is Italian-like dumplings made with potatoes and flour. It’s super rich and creamy and really, really good! It tasted good with peaches too. We walked over to the Ponte Vecchio and looked at all the beautiful jewelry on the bridge and then 2 of my roommates and I explored over on the other side of the river, which we hadn’t really gotten a chance to do much of, so we found a lot of fun stores. My roommate bought ...
Commuter Trains and Science Museum
... a large open square, and I was amazed by the Duomo and Church's beauty. Each was made of marble and inside a very different and unique style. The Church's clock was about 500 years old and we could not tell time on it.
Next we walked to the Galileo Museum.
The Galileo Museum inspired me. I was amazed by all of Galileo's experiments on astronomy, medicine, gravity, war-craft, navigation, chemistry ...
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