Florence 2

October 1-6, 2005

Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo Signoria), Loggia del Signoria, and the Uffizi:

Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo Signoria)	Loggia del Signoria
Neptune Fountain	Entry to the Palazzo Vecchio David on the left is a copy of the original now in the Accademia
Long gallery in the Uffizi	View from the end of the Uffizi toward the Piazza Signoria

Palazzo Pitti and Giardino di Boboli

The Palazzo Pitti is a huge Renaissance palace containing several museums.  Behind it are the Boboli gardens.

Palazzo Pitti

Galleria Palatina:  Saturn Room

A walkway in the Boboli gardens

Convento e Museo di San Marco

Adjacent to the San Marco church are the convent and museum of the same name.  The convent was decorated by Fra Angelico

San Marco Church

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico

Room #1: Apparition of Jesus to Mary Magdalen

Room#3: Annunciation

The city of Florence

Street market with lots of leather goods and other wonders

Street vendor

Waiting to get into a wonderful restaurant	Eating at Il Latini; it was quite an experience
A Gelato shop	Oh, those choices one must make!

Thursday October 6 On Thursday we visited one more museum, the Bargello, and then took the train to Lucca and joined the AMC group.

Courtyard of the Palazzo del Podesta e Museo Nazional del Bargello

Drunken Bacchus by Michelangelo

della Robbia glazed terracotta sculptures

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