Last full day in Florence. First we went to Musee Bargello. This museum had lots of statues, including some of the young David, plus statues of John the Baptist as a toddler, child, youth and young adult. That was fascinating. There was also a plethora of Madonna and Child images, wither as friezes or paintings, and though all were different, all had the Madonna holding the Child with her right arm. Why is that?
Then Tenar told me that all of Michaelangelo's statues had a tree stump in them. We checkout a a couple of the Bacchus statues and the young David, and sure enough, there was a stump in each. Smart kid. We then went to the Vestri, the last gelotto place on our list. They were making the chocolate so we settled for non-chocolate flavors and headed for the Duomo.
The line was a bit long to climb the dome, so I passed the time listening to the two young American women in front of us, talking about their experiences in Italy and difficulties with language. I could relate.
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| The Camponile as seen from the top of the Duomo |
I was concerned about my ability to make the climb after Tuesday's 'near death experience' at the Camponile, but it wasn't bad. Perhaps I'm getting better. My eyes are clear of gunk although my ears are still plugged. The views from the top were spectacular, and it was fun being up there after a few days in Florence so we could spot places we'd been. After descending, touring the sanctuary and the crypts below, we wanted lunch. We covered a lot of the city looking for a place in the guidebook, the Oil Shoppe. When we finally found it, it was closed, so we ended up with some mediocre tourist Italian fast food. After lunch we headed to the bank for more cash, to the open air market to see if there was anything interesting we just had to have (nope), then took the northern route to a street that would take us to the Ponte Grazie, then home. We stopped on the way at Vestri, in case the chocolate with chile was now available. It was! We each got a cone and continued home. Later was dinner at Terrazzo, our neighborhood restaurant again. Tenar had lasagna and I had mussels in pepper and olive oil. Lots of pepper! Then home, a little packing, and to bed.
Last full day in Florence. First we went to Musee Bargello. This museum had lots of statues, including some of the young David, plus statues of John the Baptist as a toddler, child, youth and young adult. That was fascinating. There was also a plethora of Madonna and Child images, wither as friezes or paintings, and though all were different, all had the Madonna holding the Child with her right arm. Why is that? 
Then Tenar told me that all of Michaelangelo's statues had a tree stump in them. We checkout a a couple of the Bacchus statues and the young David, and sure enough, there was a stump in each. Smart kid. We then went to the Vestri, the last gelotto place on our list. They were making the chocolate so we settled for non-chocolate flavors and headed for the Duomo. 
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