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Day 10: Florence
... and the writer of the Divine Comedy. Come ON!! I geeked out a bit. Not to mention, the cathedral itself was stunning, as we the cloisters and courtyard outside. We headed back to the apartment and Mom cooked us a fantastic pot roast with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and a salad. We enjoyed the delicious dinner around the large dining room table, sipped champagne, talked, laughed, and enjoyed the evening. Now, it's time to rest our very weary bodies and prepare for another ...
Day 9: Florence
... rest of the group and all went into Santa Maria Novella, which was unbelievable. A 13-century church built on a 10-century cemetery and site, it housed original paintings on which Michelangelo worked, and stained glass windows, frescos, sculptures and tombs from the 11-16 centuries. Just fascinating. Afterward, we ate dinner on the piazza then headed back to the apartment to relax for the rest of the evening. Another Florentine day ...
WTF size
... and way too many times the height!" The inside is gigantic in a way I cannot describe. You really have to be there. On the other side of it there's a museum.
Our pass let us into all. of. those.
That's right.
It was stair day.
The dome itself takes 467 steps one-way. Yeahhh.
Right, so, Il Duomo. It has a hugely famous (and rightly so) fresco painted onto the dome's ceiling, representing the last ...
Still alive
... as that thing is HUGE. Also, it seems that loons have a habit of going after Michelangelo’s sculptures with hammers. Eavesdropping on a tour guide told us that a few years ago, someone went after David’s foot with a hammer. Broke a few pieces off that had to be fixed. The same thing happened with the Pieta, which is why it is now behind bulletproof glass. Jesus lost some toes as well.
After going through the rest of ...
On the Road Again
... be the rooms where Michelangelo stayed as a studying artist and belonged like many things here to the Medici's. The rooms are lovely and we are one block from the Statue of David. The weather here is much warmer, you only need one layer under the big jacket and if you put your hands in your pockets you can get away without gloves. We took a little rest on arrival but went out for an explore of the streets as it was getting ...
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