September 19 - Firenze, Italy

September 19, 2006
Firenze, Italy

I just got a nice post from Muchos, who is that?

Avast, ye you soil-licking varmints. (I hear today is “Talk like a Pirate Day.” Savvy?)

This morning I got out of the hostel just before 11:00. I made my way over to Galleria Accademia to try to go see the David. It was a long line and as I stood there waiting a couple on their honeymoon informed me that I first had to go get a ticket at a different place (across the piazza). We went over there and got our tickets (12 Euros!). I was disappointed because the first available time is tomorrow at 11:30! Still, I bought the ticket.

Slightly disappointed, I wandered around town and slowly made my way toward the Duomo. On my way I stumbled across the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. The ticket was only 5 Euro so I went inside. The museum was cool but a little bit cheesy. They had interactive replicas of all the inventions Da Vinci had described and drawn. I had a great time and was excited because I think Leonardo is one of the coolest people of all time (except for the things he did to young men…).

It was only a short walk from the museum to the Duomo. I sat at the foot of the enormous building and planned out where to go. I decided to see how long the wait was at Galleria Uffizi. When I got there I found that the estimated wait time was about 2.5 hours so I decided to skp it.

Instead, I crossed the Ponte Vecchio bridge and went to the Giardino di Boboli. It was a massive garden surrounded by numerous museums. I purchased an 8 Euro ticket that got me entrance into the garden and several of the museums. I spent over an hour cruising the grounds and then went into the museums.


Sorry to say, I think I am burning out on museums. I am not much of an art history buff and all of the stuff is starting to look the same…I think tomorrows visit to see David will be one of my final museum stops for a while. Still, I quickly cruised through a costume museum (old cloths) and a porcelain museum (old dishes).

By the time I exited the garden area I was hungry and tired. I started to make my way back to my hostel. On the way I stopped at the Cappelle Medicee. I was interested in it because the Medicee family is incredibly important to the history of the area and of italy itself. Unfortunately, the building was undergoing renovations and I made my way back to the hostel.

I was surprised that it was only about 5:00 when I got back to my room. I was totally exhausted. I am now going to chill out for a while. I plan on taking a shower and then getting some dinner. I have to get up early tomorrow because I am going to try to get to the David early and then leave for Pisa. From there I will head to Nice, France to meet back up with B!