Today we got up really early and drove to a neighboring town to catch the 6:49 train into Florence. The bus is more convenient - but we were going to stay late and the buses stop running at 6:30. After a delay, we made it in to town and walked to our first tour. On the way, the girls found some shirts they had been looking for and their italian soccer jersies (at a store we had walked by and overlooked both previous days). We met our guide at Casa Buonaroti - a museum in one of Michelangelo's family homes. From there we went to the Bargello musuem, and finished at the Accademia. We learned about Michelangelo including his architecture, sculpture and painting. While he left a great deal of his work unfinished, this was due in part to being in great demand by several Popes - who kept giving him new jobs. David was really impressive - it looks much bigger inside the Accademia - compared to the copy in the piazza. We had a quick lunch near the Duomo - saw a family that we had seen at 4 prior cities (must have used our same tour company) and then made a bee-line for the other side of the Arno. We met the same retorer from the day before and he instructed us in the art of making frescoes. We each made a fresco while sitting around his dining room table. AAfter finishing, we made our way back to the train station where we caught a train back home (after some more gelato). We made a quick dinner at home and called it a day.
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