The train to Florence(Firenze) was very scenic as well. Winery and winery after vineyard and vineyard, is really quite picturesque.
We easily tracked down a hotel, within walking distance to everything. I was very surprised how compact Florence's centre is, it only took minutes to got to where you needed to go.
My mom and I walked to the Uffizi Art Museum, shortly after we arrived. The queue was rather daunting but it only took about 40 minutes, a short time compared to the 4 hours I read about. Wow, there was A LOT of art! The second floor was positively teeming full of marble statues and painting. Even the ceilings were wonderfully frescoed. There was a large main hallway full of statues with loads of interlinked rooms containing paintings branching off. The paintings varied in size enormously, some were smaller than the size of your hand while others stretched from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. Many of the paintings were religiously themed on Roman Catholicism. Some of the big names in the Uffizi included, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli. The paintings and sculptures were all VERY OLD, most dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. I think it's incredible that all the art has lasted that long and still looks in great shape. After our visit to the Uffizi was done we wandered into the Piazza to see Michelangelo's famous statue of David.
The next morning we hopped on the train to Rome just in the nick of time.
We easily tracked down a hotel, within walking distance to everything. I was very surprised how compact Florence's centre is, it only took minutes to got to where you needed to go.
My mom and I walked to the Uffizi Art Museum, shortly after we arrived. The queue was rather daunting but it only took about 40 minutes, a short time compared to the 4 hours I read about. Wow, there was A LOT of art! The second floor was positively teeming full of marble statues and painting. Even the ceilings were wonderfully frescoed. There was a large main hallway full of statues with loads of interlinked rooms containing paintings branching off. The paintings varied in size enormously, some were smaller than the size of your hand while others stretched from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. Many of the paintings were religiously themed on Roman Catholicism. Some of the big names in the Uffizi included, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli. The paintings and sculptures were all VERY OLD, most dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. I think it's incredible that all the art has lasted that long and still looks in great shape. After our visit to the Uffizi was done we wandered into the Piazza to see Michelangelo's famous statue of David.
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