Accademia Palace Hotel Pisa

... We got up early and showered in the nasty showers at the hostel, then had breakfast. Aka hard roll with coffee. We went to the Accademia di Brera museum and looked around. We had three hours there so plenty of time to look around. Kate and I, then Jill ...

... visited the Academia gallery to see the real David - both very big and handsome! Then we spent some time at the Pitti Palace and thankfully had a lot of sunshine while walking through the massive gardens. We finished our Florence trip with a visit to the ...

... saw the replica of David and the Medici's Palace etc. A bummer we don't have more time to see things like the Accademia or Uffizi gallery or the science museum (has Galileo's telescope). Went to Santa Croce Church where Galileo and Michelangelo are ...

... guard in front of the building. The waiting in the hot line (it was warm that day) was totally worth seeing it though! Accademia has a few other rooms of paintings and sculptures, but overall, is very small compared to the other art galleries I've been to ...

... pulled into our hotel in Florence - which was said to be an old palace. Tho, I'd say it wasn't a magnificent palace I'd expected! We had dinner in the hotel which was an absolute shambles - worst meal I've ever had. Our big day in Florence began with the ...

... so low in these sacred places was to help defend it from intruders. The second day in Florence we went on tours of the Accademia and Uffizi where we saw the original statue of David and several paintings by Da Vinci and Michaelangelo. The tour guides are ...

... say the least! It is located in an early 19th Century palace along a tranquil street just minutes from the Galleria dell’ Accademia. Our room is quaintly decorated with antique pieces and character. You’d love it Mom! Note to self: If planning ...

... navigated the city of Venice on our own and made the walk all the way from one side of the island (Ducal Palace) back to our hotel! Phew it was exhausting! Tomorrow we leave for Florence, Tuesday for Pisa and Wednesday for Siena and Thursday for ...

... gelato is food, right?), the sights and the very friendly locals.   The last stop of the walking tour was the Accademia Gallery which is the current home of the original David by Michelangelo.  The statue was commissioned in 1501 by a ...

... nbsp;   Saturday morning I got to see my beloved David.  He was waiting for me in all his brilliance in the Accademia.  My friend and I sat there for a good 20 minutes just staring at him in amazement.  Its incredible to think about ...