Our adventure began at the Bargello Museum, which houses sculptures and art work from many famous artists including Michelangelo. My favorite piece was a small sculpture of the crucifixtion of Christ by Michelangelo. The detail can't even be described. From here we headed to the Uffizi Museum where we again saw many paintings and sculptures. Artists included here were Danti and Botticellis. Everyone liked Botticellis' Birth of Venus.
From the Uffizi we headed to Galileo's museum. This was my favorite museum by far. Despite some grumbling by one of our younger touries we headed in. They had several of Galileo's inventions including the telescope. I was so amazed at the knowledge that this man had. He was truly ahead of his time. Inside we even saw his middle and index finger. They also had his tooth. Upon careful inspection it appeared to be a lower bicuspid.
We then crossed Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) and walked to the Pitti Palace. We did a quick tour of the artwork displayed there and then toured the palace rooms. I loved the throne room, unfortunately it was roped off and we couldn't try it out. We proceeded to the Bobili Garden and saw some great views of Florence.
Finally it was time for a Pizza and a local cocktail made with Grapa, Prosseco and sparkling water. We are now just resting up until dinner.
Inside the Duomo
Sculpture of Mercury inside the Bargello
Galileo's Finger
The Pitti Palace
The Boboli Gardens
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