11/7/26

Florence, Italy

Art, architecture, food, wine, and a little Tuscan detour.Our two-month adventure is winding down…

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore /  Duomo
Dome by Brunelleschi



Me and me, and DaVinci - taken 20+ years appart

 Uffizi Museum

 Uffizi Museum




Basilica of Santa Maria Novella




Hoppy’s already a bit tipsy

Took a  day trip that included three separate wine tastings and lunch

On a mission to ...

Get me a tripe sammich :-)

We missed going to the Uffizi Museum last time we were here. Didn’t make the same mistake this time! Charlotte had to see The Birth of Venus by Botticelli (affectionately known as “Venus on the half shell”)

Cellini’s “Perseus with the Head of Medusa” in Piazza della Signoria

Painted Cross, Uffizi

Adoration of the Magi, painted in 1423 by Gentile da Fabriano, Uffizi Museum


These two pics were taken from Piazzale Michelangelo

Ponte Vecchio bridge



Nice appartment but this is just the the first flight ...

Art for breakfast, gelato for lunch, gelato for dinner

Bike repair - using olive oil, of course! 




"Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome; time for this one to" roam ...
Hopping on the next train, to Lucca









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