We have spent the last few days enjoying the sights of Florence, and although the number of tourists here is unbelievable, we have still enjoyed it very much. Russ wrote a blog entry to go with the photo he posted yesterday, however lost the text in cyberspace, so didn't have the energy to start over! He assures me it was witty!
Yesterday's highlight was seeing Michelangelo's "David" at the Accademia gallery....words can't adequately describe how beautiful he is. And huge! 17 feet tall. Also visited the Uffizi gallery yesterday, which houses Botticelli's "Birth of Venus". Today we climbed 400+ stairs to the tip of the Duomo's dome, and the view was exhilarating from the top. Our legs were pretty shaky after that-there were not many 'older' people making the climb! This evening we hiked up to San Miniato Church to take in the Gregorian chants by the Benedictine monks. This church was built with green & white marble in the 11th century to house St. Minias's remains, and it is lovely. The chanting took place in the crypt where his remains are, so it was quite moving, and there were very few tourists which was a bonus.
Tomorrow we take the train to Pisa, where we will spend one night, then carry on to the Cinque Terre area for a few days. Have not yet been able to find accommodation there, so wish us luck. Guess it's extremely busy there as well. We are both looking forward to starting our walk (hopefully on the 23rd) and getting out into the Tuscan countryside.
Weather has been great for the most part.
Ciao til later,
Linda
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