Day 4, 9/5/12
This morning we got a late start; it was 7:50 before the bus
left. The breakfast was terrible;
Italians can’t cook breakfast, but it was on a rooftop dining room so the view
made up for the food.
We then made our way to downtown Florence were we 1st
went to the Academia Museum & saw the statue of David. Our guide obviously loved art and made
Michelangelo come to life. There were 4
unfinished works that were awesome to see.
You cold kinda see the process he went through, which was just
awesome. David itself is Massive, 20 ft
high.
We left there and walked to the city center of Florence –
this town has a lot of walking. We saw
the Church of Croce which is gorgeous and very unique. We saw Duomo & Babtistry Buildings –
one has Gold doors and we saw the Piazzo Del Signoria which is an open space
sculpture muse am. The guide went at a
good pace which allowed me to wonder and take pics which I enjoyed. Overall I like Rome more, but Florence has
its charms. It is a lot more crowded
though…
Once the guide was finished we were given free time to eat
lunch and wonder. They are is known for leather and gold, but the $$$ were steep. We got a few gifts and I got some glove,
Jack a belt and that was it. I just didn’t
want to spend the $, this trip is already costing a pretty penny.
We also wondered up to the Ponte Vechhi Bridge, which has
buildings on it & is the oldest of its kind left. It was neat to see, but very crowded so we
headed back to wait for the group at the square.
We then left Florence and went to San Gimiignano which is a medieval
town with walls and towers. The view
off of the top was Tuscany countryside and it was great. The buildings were awesome. It was quaint with shops and ice-cream
parlors; a little touristy, but I liked it.
We then headed back to Florence & had dinner. Overall it was nice day, but very
tiring. I’m glad we get to spend time
on the bus tomorrow.
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