Bella! Bella! Florence

After driving through the region of Lake Como, we arrived at a high overlook atop the city of Florence. We could see it all. Above us was a reproduction of Michaelangelo's famous statue of David. In front of us was a red Ferrari. Our bus driver was especially interested in the car. As a young man he was the personal driver for Enzo Ferrari. We checked into the Grand Hotel Baglioni, a lodging that looks as though Errol Flynn could have stayed there during one of his adventures. It has been well maintained, though, and is a lovely old girl. We got a tour of the Academy and saw the original statue of David, and some unfinished works by Michaelangelo. I happened to see Matt Evans, one of my Goldsboro District pastors, with a church group at the academy.Read more