Off to the Uffizzi we go! Thankfully we did not have to stand in line for four hours again! I was grateful for that. There were some really neat pieces in the Ufizzi. I saw the birth of Venus, that was a beautiful piece of work. I also really liked the sculpture of Ariadne. Now that was a beautiful sculpture. It was tragically beautiful. You could really see her heart break over Theseus leaving her. You really felt for her. That might have been my favorite find of all the museums we've been to so far.
After the museum I had more of a recreation and shopping day. I didn't do much site seeing. It gave my brain a nice break. It has been overloaded with so much information. It was nice to just shop. We stopped in this really neat market. In front of it is a statue of a boar. Legend has it if you rub a coin on the boars nose and put it in the mouth and let it fall into the grate and it lands in the grate you will return to Florence. If that is true this will not be my only trip to Florence. I sure hope I can come back. I love this city! After a lot of wandering the streets of the city we returned to the hostel for a wonderful guitar concert. He was an amazing artist! Finally we walked up to Michelangelo's point to watch the sun set over Florence. It was a beautiful sunset. Very Romantic and just stunning!
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| Pictures can't do this view justice! |
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| Florence at night, it can take your breath away! |
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