Florence Day #4

Hello from Florence.  We had a wonderful day that started off with a visit to the Accademia Gallery of Florence to see the famous statue of David by Michelangelo.  Michelangelo was a truly gifted artist.  The David and other sculptures were so very detailed it was mesmerizing to me. I will share a few of his unfinished works and the David below with you.

Pietà 

The David 



After the visit there we headed off on a walking tour of Florence seeing the different piazza's and squares and we saw the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto.  No I didn't climb those 400+ steps to get a view over the city.  I know I am weak but it was way up there. 😌  We also saw The Baptistery of St. John and the doors they call the Gates of Paradise. We finished up our walking tour in the Piazza Santa Croce.  

The Bapistery of St John 

The Gates of Paradise 


Then we had a gold and leather making tour.  Very interesting to hear them detail their works.  Someone may have a new wedding band in our family and guess what it is NOT me. 😀

We found a lovely restaurant for lunch and I had the most wonderful salad for myself.  Pictures of course are below.






The 



We shopped a little more and some had Gelatos and coffee then we just sat on the benches in the square until time to leave for the hotel.

We had a group dinner tonight and tomorrow we are off to Pisa then onward to Venice Island.