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October 1-6, 2005

Sunday October 1 - Thursday October 6 After driving to Florence from San Gimingnano we checked in to our hotel, Orto de'Medici.  We were quite surprised to find that our suitcase had been delivered!  Finally we had some clothes to change into.  In the rain we went to the Galleria dell'Accademia to see David.  We spent the next several gray and rainy days hopping between the rain drops and being mostly indoors seeing the art and wonders of Florence.  One night we had a wonderful dinner with Walley and Judith.

David by Michelangelo

One the Slaves, allegories for the soul imprisoned in the body

Gipsoteca, Plasterwork Gallery, with works by Bartolini and Pampaloni

Duomo, Campanile and Battistero:

Facade of the Duomo	Main entrance to the Duomo
Interior of the Duomo	Dome of the Duomo
Campanile and side of the Duomo	Battistero from the Campanile
East door of the Battistero by Ghiberti, 1425-1452 Called by Michelangelo the Gate of Paradise	Original Panel, the Story of Moses, now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Dome of the Battistero	Detail of the Dome
Florence from the Campanile	Downtown Florence
Mary Magdalen, a wooden sculpture, by Donatello, 1455 in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

The Arno and Ponte Vecchio:

The Arno	Ponte Vecchio
Southern entrance to the Ponte Vecchio	One of many jewelry shops on the bridge
Bust of Cellini in the center of the bridge Note the fence around the sculpture	Couples buy a lock and write their names and the date on a lock and then lock it to the fence as a sign of an enduring relationship. However, none of the dates were more than a year old.

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