We had tickets for the 12:20pm train to Florence, but it was Republic Day, and traffic in Rome seems crazy on a regular day, so we got up early to make sure we were on time. Taking all of our stuff downstairs, we waited for our Uber to the station. The ride wasn't nearly as long as we thought it would take, but we did go through some tight, winding roads to get there. It was a long walk down the platform to get to our car, but we made it aboard without issue and, after swapping seats for a mother and son to sit together, we were on our way (at 250+ kmph!) to Florence.
Arriving in Florence we opted to walk to our apartment, because on the map it did look that far. It was true that the distance was not great, but man were those streets and sidewalks bumpy! While the contents of our bags may have shifted, we made it to the apartment without incident and our incredibly attractive host helped us up the stairs with our bags. The place was amazing, with lots of room to relax and spread out.
We decided to hit the ground running and went straight out to see David. Of course, on the way, we had to stop for a quick bite to eat and, lucky for us, there was a gelateria right around the corner!
The area in front of the museum was crowded and there were vendors selling all sorts of stuff, including posters of art prints laid on the sidewalk. A family was making their way past when a child began walking across the posters. Upon seeing this, the mother gave a cry of "Oh!" and dragged the girl from the prints. For some reason that sound made Zoe and I laugh and it was repeated, much to Cheryl's dismay, on more than one occasion. Seeing that the line to enter the museum was quite long, we opted to purchase a timed entrance ticket. This meant that we had about an hour to kill exploring the city, so we made our way to the first photobooth of our trip. There was some really cool street art along the way. The booth was exactly where we expected and in good working order. We hopped in for a few strips before making our way back to the museum.
At the museum the ticket takers harassed Zoe a bit before they let us in. After we were inside, we turned a corner and at the end of the hallway, towering over the crowd, was David. Now we had seen pictures of this statue before, but I have to say that it doesn't capture the scale of the thing. It is huge! The pictures we took don't do it justice, but hopefully some of them help to show the size.
There were a number of other sculptures and paintings in the museum, along with a collection of musical instruments. Zoe took some time to do some journaling before we said our goodbyes to David. We made our way home and after a short rest decided to take our host's recommendation for dinner at La Boheme. Thankfully we did because everything was amazing. The food and drinks were great, but the wild boar ragu sole the show.
Once our bellies were full, we made our way back home. Since our trip was about half over, and we had a good amount of dirty clothes, I decided to make a trip to the nearest laundromat. After one washer stole my money, I tried to find another location, only to circle back to the original place where, eventually, after many hours, I came home with clean clothes. It was then time for bed. You can check out the Flickr album to see even more pictures.
Arriving in Florence we opted to walk to our apartment, because on the map it did look that far. It was true that the distance was not great, but man were those streets and sidewalks bumpy! While the contents of our bags may have shifted, we made it to the apartment without incident and our incredibly attractive host helped us up the stairs with our bags. The place was amazing, with lots of room to relax and spread out.
We decided to hit the ground running and went straight out to see David. Of course, on the way, we had to stop for a quick bite to eat and, lucky for us, there was a gelateria right around the corner!
The area in front of the museum was crowded and there were vendors selling all sorts of stuff, including posters of art prints laid on the sidewalk. A family was making their way past when a child began walking across the posters. Upon seeing this, the mother gave a cry of "Oh!" and dragged the girl from the prints. For some reason that sound made Zoe and I laugh and it was repeated, much to Cheryl's dismay, on more than one occasion. Seeing that the line to enter the museum was quite long, we opted to purchase a timed entrance ticket. This meant that we had about an hour to kill exploring the city, so we made our way to the first photobooth of our trip. There was some really cool street art along the way. The booth was exactly where we expected and in good working order. We hopped in for a few strips before making our way back to the museum.
At the museum the ticket takers harassed Zoe a bit before they let us in. After we were inside, we turned a corner and at the end of the hallway, towering over the crowd, was David. Now we had seen pictures of this statue before, but I have to say that it doesn't capture the scale of the thing. It is huge! The pictures we took don't do it justice, but hopefully some of them help to show the size.
There were a number of other sculptures and paintings in the museum, along with a collection of musical instruments. Zoe took some time to do some journaling before we said our goodbyes to David. We made our way home and after a short rest decided to take our host's recommendation for dinner at La Boheme. Thankfully we did because everything was amazing. The food and drinks were great, but the wild boar ragu sole the show.
Once our bellies were full, we made our way back home. Since our trip was about half over, and we had a good amount of dirty clothes, I decided to make a trip to the nearest laundromat. After one washer stole my money, I tried to find another location, only to circle back to the original place where, eventually, after many hours, I came home with clean clothes. It was then time for bed. You can check out the Flickr album to see even more pictures.