11/8/11
Well, we did everything we set out to do today. After getting back from Pisa, we went for a quick view of David at the Accademia gallery. David is such a beautiful sculpture, a second favorite to the Pieta in St. Peter's Bascillica. The details are just amazing. You could see the muscles in his neck and the veins in his hands. So incredibly beautiful! It's easy to see why Michaelangelo is considered the best. We saw several other unfinished sculptures of his and a collection of very old string instruments, some dating to the 1600s. The gallery had a very nice collection, again no pictures. I'm in love with busts now. I want one for our house. :) We've really enjoyed being in Michaelangelo's home town if Florence.
After the gallery, we got dressed for dinner and went to buy a few things from a street vendor that I scouted out last night. I'm very happy with my purchases and we just barely caught him as he was packing up for the night. It was meant to be :)
Dinner was at a rustic "real" Italian restaurant that served bread with dinner. We love that practically each restaurant has their own house wine ("vino della casa"). The chianti we had at dinner was delicious. The Tuscany region of Italy, where Florence is located, is well known for their chianti. We had the full dinner, brucetta for an appetizer, followed by the most delicious cabbage soup (best thing I've eaten in our trip so far!), and eggplant parm for me, and meatballs and mashed potatoes for Justin. He really enjoyed his dinner as well. We skipped dessert since we were stuffed and made our way back the hotel. Packing with have to wait until the morning because we are beat.
Bruce Almighty starring Jim Carey, is in TV, in Italian. Still funny! Justin is already snorring and I hope to be in a minute. Good night all! Tomorrow we set our sights on Venice!
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