We started our day in this beautiful city with a walking tour at the amazing Duomo. What a colorful and beautiful cathedral. Third largest in the world. It's like nothing I've ever seen. Then onto the Piazza della Signoria to see where David once stood, the "Rape of the Sabine Woman," and Persius cutting off Medusas' head. We breezed by the Uffizi Galleries and then took some photos by the Ponte Vecchio. Our meeting place was Santa Croce where we saw our [lame] "leather demonstration."
We then had a quick lunch with asparagus risotto, spinach and ricotta ravioli and spaghetti Florentine. We ate in Piazza della Signoria and then met with the group to to the Accademia to see David. What a sight! David is 13 feet tall (without his platform) and is amazing. The tour guide also showed us some of Michelangelo's unfinished works which gave great insight into how he carved David and other works of art. So amazing! Anyways, David was so beautiful and so precise.
Afterwards we went leather shopping (yay for my new red purse!) and then to the Church in Santa Croce. Santa Croce Church is where Michelangelo, Dante, Marconi, and many others are buried.
We then met the group and did a wine, olive oil, balsamic, and tapanade tasting. Fun! Love the truffles in the olive oil - amazing taste!
That night we were off into the Tuscan Hills for a group dinner excursion. Amazing! The restaurant was a Tuscan villa hid among the trees. Our first course was an anti-pasta buffet with some strawberry wine. Then a ricotta stuffed ravioli, some creamy bow-tie pasta, and some type of meat penne. We then got served potatoes (fries-style) and salad with our GIGANTIC Florentine steak. Red wine and champagne accompanied our fantastic meal. Everyone had an amazing time and enjoyed themselves immensely.
Onto Milano!
M
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