Just Hanging at the Duomo.

Florence always has crowds. This is before the high season very crazy walling the streets.

Ponte Vecchio

The bridge of gold dating back to the Medieval days. A stone bridge built over the Arno river. The buildings on either side were once home to butchers and other food businesses . Now a woman fantasy and a man’s nightmare. Or in these modern times a credit charge that you may have to sit […]

One Last Peek.

An upward shot of David. Sad to say goodbye. Ghiberti famous doors of the Duomo. Blocked off so idiot tourists don’t ruin a masterpiece. Just a fraction of the entire reliefs of Biblical stories.

Yup keep looking and Reading.

David was placed in the Palazzo Vecchio in Plaza Singoria. In 1873 the state brought David inside to the Academic to safe guard it. A copy was made and placed outside. September 2004 it celebrated 500 years. In 2003 to 2004 it was last cleaned and it is inspected periodically for damage, fissures in marble.

Yes, I have all the Angels.

Michelangelo worked on David from 1502-04. In early 1501 he was given permission by the Duomo or church to undertake a marble sculpture, a gift to the people of Florence. The marble already worked on by two other sculptors was abandon and thought to be inferior. The subject matter David slaying Goliath was inspirational and […]

There’s More.

Reid and Rich listening to history and being good students. In the above sculpture you see a preliminary work, not finished. Take a closer look at the details in the arms and torso. Michelangelo makes you emotionally feel his work, marble than almost looks fluid. No machines, digitally formed, nope no CGI. Just his hands, […]

David, Michelangelo.

Why do Reid and I travel. For this to witness brilliance, art that changes how we feel and think. I am fortunate to visit the Academic Museum that holds one of the great sculptures in the world. Every time you see David down the long corridor beckoning you to come closer, my heart stops and […]

May 14th We have landed. Florence.

We hit the port of Livorno which is almost 2 hours from Florence. Very early day trying to squeeze in as much as possible. 6!1/2 hours is very limiting on how much you can see, even with plans in place. We are going to try our best, bobbing and weaving thru the crowd. The tower […]

Where are all the interesting pics of Corsica?

Isn’t that the question! We decided not much to do here unless you rent a boat, go hiking up a mountain, or spend money renting a car and explore this very big island. Since we have been on the road since April 16th and more to go, today is a rest day. We walked the […]

May 13th Corsica, France

Just when I thought we were staying in Italy, nope back in France. Where the heck is this island? Close to Sardinia, Genoa and a Mediterranean destination. Who was born here? Napoleon Bonaparte, that’s right his home city. Marble statues in his likeness, his home a museum. Capital city is Ajaccio where most cruise ships […]