Round-the-World Holiday, June 23 - July 28, 2003

This replica of David still stands in the Piazza, and this is as close as I got. We figured we only had energy to do one museum in Florence, and the Uffizi seemed to offer more bang for your buck. We'll save the Accademia (where the real David lives) for next time.

I thought this statue of Perseus holding up Medusa's severed head was pretty neat.

Here's a shot looking up the Duomo's companile. It really is done in cotton candy pink and pale green marble. It's beautiful.

Another shot of the Duomo. We didn't actually go inside as it was full of tourists and I hadn't brought a skirt. (A lot of the big churches find women wearing shorts to be unholy or something, apparently.)

This is the church of Santa Croce, which I think is the one where Lucy first talks to Mr. Emerson about George in Room With a View.

My first view of the Arno.

We spent some time in the Boboli Gardens, which have great views of the Tuscan countryside outside Florence...