Florence
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We arrived in Florence at 9PM on Sunday night without a reservation. We quickly located our hotel for the following night and they had a room (woo-hoo!) The next day (Monday), most of the galleries were closed, so we walked around a bunch. We saw the Duomo and climbed the Bell Tower (click for more pix). |
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We also visited the Science Museum (cool stuff from Galileo et. al, 400-600 AD) HERE's a good shot of the Ponte Vecchio bridge (where Alice's daughter Brenda lived ;-) |
| The Medici Palace was also impressive... |  |
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...and the statues just amazing! Click here for more statues! |
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That night, we caught up with MJ's traveling companions from Ebay. From the left, Robin, Kathy, George and MJ, having a birthday dinner. |
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We wanted to see the Uffizi Gallery but tix sell out months in advance...
so George got in line at 7AM to wait for the 8:30 opening... |
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MJ showed up at 8:15 (with breakfast!) Then they announced the museum wasn't opening until 10:30 that day- so 2 more hours in line! We decided to wait it out (along with a thousand others); and it was worth it. By 1 we were sprinting back to our hotel and to the train to head for Siena and the agrotourismo in Pianella! |
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