Sunday, May 27, 2012

May 27, 2012


Today we woke up at 9.30, went and did laundry, and got another kebab all before we met up at the new hotel at 12.00.  The kebabs here are so much better than Rome, I didn’t think it was possible either.  They put everything in a pita bread sandwich… to die for.  Anyways, we met up with the group and dropped our bags in a closet in the hotel, the rooms weren’t ready, and surprisingly everyone made it back from their free days on time.  We immediately walked down to La Galleria Degli Arazzi, it was a museum that seemed to go on for days with statues, busts, paintings, and monuments either created by famous people or portraying famous people.  Next we went to the Academia Gallery, it was another museum with some more very interesting works of art.  The this is where the Statue of David is, your not supposed to but I got a picture, it was tough because they are on top of it.  I had no idea the statue was as big as it is, probably 30’ tall.  We then went to Ponte Vecchio, it is a bridge on the opposite side of town.  It was pretty cool to see, there were a lot of shops and street vendors.  Joel got himself a Folex, fake Rolex.  Next we walked BACK across town and through a little straw market, they all have the same stuff really but there are some really nice leather items that I want to take another look at.  We came back and finally checked into the rooms.  I’m staying with Dave here in Florence and we got a room on the lowest level, no four flights of stairs for us.  I worked on catching up on blogs and went and got some pizza… the best pizza I think I have ever had.  We just chilled out tonight and planned out our night for tomorrow.  I got some work done and went to sleep.  Check back tomorrow.

T














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