The saga continues! Here are more photos from the second leg of our trip. Florence was a fascinating, if touristy, city full of history and art. At the last minute, we decided to visit Siena for one night, and it was an unexpected delight. Tuscany in general is just heaven.
At the top of Florence's most obvious landmark, the Duomo.
Giotto's campanile (bell tower) is actually shorter than the top of Brunelleschi's duomo (dome).
Vasari's unbelievable fresco on the inside of the cathedral.
My artsy moon photo from the Ponte Vecchio.
A fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signorina - all these really famous sculptures in one place.
Like this one!
The Palazzo Vecchio, which has been the city hall for centuries.
The peaceful Boboli gardens.
The Florentine skyline from the Piazza Michelangelo.
So cool!
My illegal picture of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" in the renowned - and packed - Uffizi museum.
Best photo ever #2. Taken from the Uffizi.
David!
Hams - yes, hams - hanging from the ceiling of "Il Latini", a famous restaurant that puts plate after plate in front of you (as well as glass after glass of Tuscan wine).
A view of the hilly, medieval Siena, with the bell tower on the horizon.
Siena's incredible cathedral. A very interesting mix of styles.
One of the valleys in Siena, full of quaint medieval homes and really old aqueducts.
Climbing Siena's super-tall bell tower.
From the top of the campanile.
A view of the Duomo, which like much of Italy's architecture, is under renovation.
Siena's Piazza del Campo! Beautiful!
At the top of Florence's most obvious landmark, the Duomo.
Giotto's campanile (bell tower) is actually shorter than the top of Brunelleschi's duomo (dome).
Vasari's unbelievable fresco on the inside of the cathedral.
My artsy moon photo from the Ponte Vecchio.
A fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signorina - all these really famous sculptures in one place.
Like this one!
The Palazzo Vecchio, which has been the city hall for centuries.
The peaceful Boboli gardens.
The Florentine skyline from the Piazza Michelangelo.
So cool!
My illegal picture of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" in the renowned - and packed - Uffizi museum.
Best photo ever #2. Taken from the Uffizi.
David!
Hams - yes, hams - hanging from the ceiling of "Il Latini", a famous restaurant that puts plate after plate in front of you (as well as glass after glass of Tuscan wine).
A view of the hilly, medieval Siena, with the bell tower on the horizon.
Siena's incredible cathedral. A very interesting mix of styles.
One of the valleys in Siena, full of quaint medieval homes and really old aqueducts.
Climbing Siena's super-tall bell tower.
From the top of the campanile.
A view of the Duomo, which like much of Italy's architecture, is under renovation.
Siena's Piazza del Campo! Beautiful!
1 comment:
That photo you have of the Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi is EXACTLY the same photo we have! Oh, and I learned that the architecture of Siena's cathedral is very gothic. Notice the pointy spires. And, I'm sure I sat under those same hams at Il Latini! So very cool!
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