Today we saw the David in all his glory. We started the morning looking for coffee and ended up finding the Galleria Dell’Accademia. It is where the David is. As you round a corner he is standing there in the middle of the room staring of to his left. The detail work is amazing! You can see his tendons and his veins under his skin. Pictures do not so this justice at all, you have to see it in person to appreciate the detail and craftsmanship of it. The paintings we saw were also amazing. What drew us to the area is the San Marco Church. It is a lovely church and while were walking around we saw a lot of tour groups heading down the street so we followed and found the galleria. This is a picture form the San Marco Church.
From there we wandered to find Dante’s house and church. I think we found it but ended up in another old church that was between mass so we went in. I think every church here has priceless art on the walls and ceiling. From there we started to follow small streets and wandered into the Piazza Della Signora and saw the house of Cosomo Medici, the last Great Prince of Florence, it is huge! Also there are so of the most incredible statues out in the piazza. A copy of the David is there and some other amazing stuff. After we left there we went to Santa Croce church, by far my favorite. This is where the tombs of Dante, Michelangelo, Galileo, and even Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister-in-law is there. It is an amazing place and we got a little tour from one of the Italian men who work there. It was the highlight of the day. I mean the David is an awesome statue but the Sana Croce church is just overwhelming.
We finished it off with a great dinner in Piazza de Republicca. While we were eating dinner we heard an amazing street performer singing opera and went over to look. She had the voice of an angel and should be singing professionally in a company. We had a nice walk home and I struggled to get the Internet working but failed. I’ll try again in the morning.
From there we wandered to find Dante’s house and church. I think we found it but ended up in another old church that was between mass so we went in. I think every church here has priceless art on the walls and ceiling. From there we started to follow small streets and wandered into the Piazza Della Signora and saw the house of Cosomo Medici, the last Great Prince of Florence, it is huge! Also there are so of the most incredible statues out in the piazza. A copy of the David is there and some other amazing stuff. After we left there we went to Santa Croce church, by far my favorite. This is where the tombs of Dante, Michelangelo, Galileo, and even Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister-in-law is there. It is an amazing place and we got a little tour from one of the Italian men who work there. It was the highlight of the day. I mean the David is an awesome statue but the Sana Croce church is just overwhelming.
We finished it off with a great dinner in Piazza de Republicca. While we were eating dinner we heard an amazing street performer singing opera and went over to look. She had the voice of an angel and should be singing professionally in a company. We had a nice walk home and I struggled to get the Internet working but failed. I’ll try again in the morning.
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