Last Full Day in Florence

 

I'm going to miss Florence for many reasons, but one reason is this view out of my bedroom window. 

 

I'm even going to miss the view hanging out of our kitchen door/window people-watching, checking on "Dogi", the dachshund who took naps all day on the sidewalk outside the boutique store underneath our apartment, and "hidden romance" between me and the Italian Stallion working right across the street and who always seemed to be outside whenever I was in the kitchen. 

 

 

But today, is our last full day in Florence.   We are ending with a private tour on Michelangelo. 
On our way to meet our docent, we passed some registered street artists, who wait as long as a few years for the privilege of drawing on the streets of Florence.

 

Our docent for the tour, Patti, was very knowledgeable about everything Michelangelo. She took us in and out of many small and large museums.  Unfortunately, in so many of them there were no pictures allowed.  Luckily, this early Pieta of Michelangelo was one that I could photograph.

 

The highlight of the tour, of course, was David.  He was SO much larger than I expected and just amazing.  It's hard to imagine he started out as one huge piece of marble.

 

 

Florence - the city of Renaissance, bells ringing throughout the day, cobble stone streets, winding alleys, ancient towers, proud and generous people. I'm leaving with great memories...but for now I'm training to Rome on one of Italy's great high-speed trains for some new adventures.