Luckily for my feet, we didn’t climb any more towers. Today was a day of the arts; we toured the Uffizi. The building is huge. The halls are lined with various Greek and Roman statues with rooms branching off holding beautiful masterpieces. I love all things Greek and Roman, so I could’ve spent all day wandering just the halls admiring the craftsmanship, but I didn’t. After almost losing my family a couple of times after getting distracted reading who was depicted by each statue, we walked into a large room packed with tourists. This room housed The Birth of Venus and Springtime both by Botticelli. It was a similar experience to the David getting to see them in person and getting to look at from different angles; looking at every brushstroke is amazing. After wandering through more hallways, rooms, and unfortunately stairs, we arrived at a Renaissance piece depicting Greek mythology (smiley face) - the Caravaggio: Medusa, the head of Medusa, the snake haired gorgon that could turn people to stone, painted on a shield. It resembles Aegis, the shield that Zeus and Athena carried in myths. My family posed in front of it making Medusa faces. After more gelato we stopped at the Galileo Museum. My favorite part was all of the machines, clocks, and optical illusions located in the building. We also found the best free water in all of Florence; a fountain with a water coming out of a loin’s mouth. Sure it’s lion drool, but it beats the water in out apartment.
I noticed that there aren’t many panhandlers in Florence. There are street vender and performers, selling everything from splatting rubber animals and selfie sticks to handmade drawings of Florence. Almost everyone is offering something, whether it’s the many street venders selling the same photos of famous artworks at every corner or a guy solving a Rubik’s cube.
I noticed that there aren’t many panhandlers in Florence. There are street vender and performers, selling everything from splatting rubber animals and selfie sticks to handmade drawings of Florence. Almost everyone is offering something, whether it’s the many street venders selling the same photos of famous artworks at every corner or a guy solving a Rubik’s cube.