Ah, Florence!

PS from yesterday - Quote of the day.  We were at Vignamaggio's  winery and enjoying some fantastic views.  As I pondered the beauty around me and God's creation I was a little moved.  I turned to the kids and said "I love spending this time with you!".  Sarah's response "Yeah, we are pretty cool!". Classic Sarah.

Today was our first trek to Florence.  As much as I love visiting these places and the beauty found everywhere, I do find getting around a little stressful.  With our unplanned trip into the "ZTL" (meaning no driving zone) and not being very familiar with the cities I never know where to park or where I can safely drive.  But I do love having a stick in the mini van we are renting!   I should have trusted God more because He worked it out perfectly.  We got a spot clearly not in the wrong place and we were able to easily walk to where we needed to be (even if a little farther to walk than any of us wanted).

Our schedule had us visit the Uffizi first.  It was nice to be able to have Laurie providing her art history back ground as we toured.  Most of the time I didn't have a clue as to what I was looking at and her insights helped to know.  I unintentionally got too close to one painting and set off the proximity alarm.

Then to the main plaza to wile away some time before the next exhibit. This is when the ladies went to H & M because we don't have those in the states.  Then we got some pizza for lunch.  I tried the potato pizza which someone had raved about.  It was actually pretty good.  We also ran across a couple of street artists who were made up as statues.

Next was the Galleria dell’Accademia. While there is some nice art to look at, the main reason to go is Michelangelo's David.  Overwhelming.  I can't say much more than that.

 Then back home for some dinner - excellent chicken and vegetables prepared by Laurie!