I personally had a very different image to Florence that what we saw, which was magical nonetheless. I was expecting it to be very...pretty. Instead i found it to be really energetic, packed with people, and markets, and people, and people, and people.
It was packed. We wandered around the markets and i nearly splurged a few times, but was restrained. We walked along the water, up to the Ponte Vecchio which was the only bridge in Florence to survive WW2 still with its jewellers on either side to this day. We spent time trying to take in the enormity that is the Il Duomo and of course made the trip...and the wait to see Michelangelo’s David.
We saw 2 of the 3 David’s in Florence. There is the original, which is now in the Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno. Then there is a replica where the original David stood in the Plaza, then there is another Bronze replica up the mountain, We were going to head up there as it boasts the best views of Florence, but it started raining and Ben was not feeling well so we headed home.
Overall Florence was a very interesting experience. We don’t have any pictures of David as they are prohibited, but it really is beautiful. I am not usually big on sculpture, but it really is just perfect. The detail that goes into it is amazing, from the veins in the hands and neck, to the muscles , to think that it was all carved from the one piece of stone...anyway it was well worth the measly 6 euro admission price. The streets were crazy and we found some really cool things as well. The love locks all locked along the river were really sweet and the fact that we found a whole market dedicated to Italian leather was interesting too.
Was a fun few days.
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