Florence, May 23-24
Trip Start
May 09, 2008
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Trip End
May 25, 2008
Florence,
Tuscany,
Italy
Friday, May 23, 2008
Duomo
Florence was the last stop of our great European Honeymoon. We only had about one and half days to see what we could. We spent most of our time walking around and looking at all the buildings and outdoor sights. We had read a book on the construction of the Duomo, and seeing the actual building was a wonderful experience.
View of city
We visited the Uffizi Gallery and saw numerous Italian Renaissance works. We also went to the Accademia Gallery, home of Michelangelo's David. The Italians are pretty strict about photographs in the museums, unlike the French, they don't even let you take your camera out of your pocket. So we don't have photographs from the inside of these museums, we had to settle for postcards of the works we saw here.
Florence was packed with tourists and street vendors. Even though that is understandable, we were tired of the crowds. Not to say we didn't have a great time, it was just time to slow down and prepare to head home. Jen did find some time to go shopping while Aaron took a well needed nap in the hotel.
The food in Florence was some of the best we had in Italy. The gelato was the greatest you'll ever eat! Although, Jen might not say her shrimp meal was exactly what she expected. The meat tasted great, she just didn't like having to eat around the head and all the stuff that comes inside the head. "Dad usually cleans out all that gunk for me when he makes it."
Shrimp!
Florence scooter store
Sadly this was the end of our trip and we woke up pretty early to begin our long day of plane rides back to the states.
