We were in Florence today. We started out at the National Acedemy and saw the David. It was amazing I did not know that it stood 17 feet tall. The size was overwhelming and so beautiful, also learning about the statue itself and that it was all done from his head and not a model. The veins in his hands and neck look so real it blows my mind that it is made out of marble. We were not suppose to take pictures but our tour guide told us if we were careful we could take just a few and that is what I did. From there we went the the Catherdal which if you look at the picture of me and mom you can see the dome and the clock tower just up and right of my head. The outside of the church was great but learning of the inside was even better. You can pay about $10 and climb the 468 steps to the top of the dome and see out through the city but that was too long to go and we didn't have that much time (plus I think mom didn't want to do it).
We then walked to the famous bridge that was the only bridge in Florence that was not destroyed in WWII. It is like a shopping bridge not a regular bridge. All of the shops on the bridge are jewlers and they had awesome stuff! We the stood in line to see the world famous Ufifizi Gallery. It has alot of Renissanse art and alot of Roman marble sculpture. It was really fun but alot of the same stuff over and over. I did get to see the world famous Birth of Venus by Botchelli. It was great and you could see the movement in the picture of her coming ashore. We also saw other famous painting's by DaVinci and Rapheal.
We watched down the the "straw market" and looked at some cool Italian leather stuff that was priced ok. We then went and we then met our group and walked back to our bus at sunset and went to the Michangelo overlook and took pictures at sunset. That is where the picture of mom and me was taken.
Today was a very busy day and I am very tired so I will turn in and try to get some rest. Tomorrow we will drive 5 hours and board the ship. We are excited to get on the boat and not have to unpack and repack stuff every couple of days.
Love you all
Becky
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