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    • The Travels of PaulaItaly 2018
      Dag 12

      Day 11 - First Day In Florence

      21 augustus 2018, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F

      ‍At around 3 am John's phone rang and it was the aides from Merica House where Matt lives called to let us know that Matt was running a fever. John suggested they give him aspirin or Tylenol. He also told them that we were in Italy and 6 hours ahead of them, but to call us if the situation got worse (not that we thought it would.

      After breakfast, we enjoyed a wonderful lecture on At and History by Elaine Ruffolo, an Art History expert. Her specialty was Economic Art History and she teaches at the Syracuse University in Florence.

      After the lecture, we met our guides and walked to the Accademia to see Michael Angelo's sculpture of David (among other statues).  After seeing the David statue, our guide took us to the Duomo and then to the Piazza della Repubblica.  Then we had free time to explore on our own.  We decided to get lunch first and we went to the Yellow Bar.   Prior to being seated, they showed us where their homemade pasta is made.  I had their pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach. It was wonderful.  And I had my first Italian beer - Toscana.  John had a pizza with ham and Tonic water.

      Our plan was to visit the Galileo Museum and the Cathedral Museum after lunch.  However, both Museums were closed on Tuesdays.  So instead we wandered around for a while and then gathered up our dirty laundry and found a nearby self-serve laundromat.  To kill some time and to get change, I found a little shop where I could get fresh squeezed orange juice (squeezed while I watched).  Once our clothes were did, we returned to the hotel to shower and change for dinner.

      Dinner was at Restaurant Paoli, a medieval restaurant, where we enjoyed a typical Tuscan dinner.  We could again select three courses.  I decided to forego pasta since I had had it for lunch and instead chose a "vegetable pie" that was more like spinach torte with no crust for my first course.   For my second course, I selected the beef filet with a balsamic and mustard sauce.  It was delicious and very tender.  For the third course I selected dessert from the dessert cart.  The best part of the dessert was that I could get small pieces of more than one of the dessert.  I selected the chocolate balls that were like round Nepolians in a chocolate sauce and I selected a custard torte.  Both were wonderful.   And of course there was plenty of wine (everyone at our table had the white one - although all of us had either beef or pork).  

      We returned to our hotel around 9:30 pm. I read for a while and then turned in.      Meer informatie

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    • ReizigerFredl goes Tuscany
      Dag 3

      Florenz und die Aussicht

      22 april 2019, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Nachdem wir gestern in unserem neuen Campingplatz direkt in Florenz eingecheckt haben machen wir uns heute mit dem angebotenen Shuttlebus in die Innenstadt auf.

      "Rausgeworfen" werden wir an einer unscheinbaren Kreuzung und müssen uns ersteinmal orientieren wo wir überhaupt hin müssen... Frei Schnauze aber mit einem Plan im Hinterkopf machen wir uns auf den Weg.

      Als erstes spatzieren wir zu einem Aussichtspunkt über der Stadt, zu dem irgendwie alle (außer wir) mit dem Auto fahren. Der Marsch auf den (nennen wir ihn Berg) lohnt sich aber alle Mal!      Meer informatie

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    • Bella Italia 2018
      Dag 25

      Mercato Nuovo, Florence

      23 september 2018, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      We basically did our own walking tour of Florence and first on the list was the New Markets, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo. While the stalls are similar to what we have at home, the location was not. Held in a loggia built around the middle of the 16th century, it was initially intended for the sale of silk and luxury goods and then for the famous straw hats. Today mainly leather goods and souvenirs are sold. We had been told how busy the market would be and to haggle, haggle, haggle, and that we would be approached as soon as we picked an item up but that was not the case at all. The sellers were not at all interested in selling us anything. Brad was wanting to buy a belt and even Brad didn’t haggle as he really wanted it and thought they wouldn’t care if they lost the sale. Needless to say, he paid too much and even told them to keep the change. It wasn’t the experience we expected to have.

      On the southern side of the markets is the bronze fountain of a boar, called Il Porcellino by the locals, which means piglet in Italian. The fountain figure was originally sculptured and cast in 1633 and intended for the Boboli Garden, however the present statue is a modern copy, cast in 1998 and replaced in 2008. Somehow this unassuming fountain has made its way onto the “things to see in Florence” list and copies of this statue can be found around the world, in the Louvre in Paris and even in a Sydney Hospital. If you didn’t know about this famous fountain, you would walk right past it and not even know it was there as it is not huge in statue and not in a prominent location.

      A tradition that the Scottish literary traveller Tobias Smollett noted in 1766, and is still followed today, is for visitors to put a coin into the boar’s jaws, with the intent to let it fall through the underlying grating for good luck and then rubbing the boar’s snout to ensure a return to Florence. We made sure we followed this tradition as we would do anything to ensure a return to Italy. The coins are then given to local charities and knowing this, we were quite disgusted to see some of the locals stealing the coins. Brad even called them on it and they backed off.      Meer informatie

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    • Bella Italia 2018
      Dag 25

      Piazza della Signoria, Florence

      23 september 2018, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Next stop was Piazza della Signoria, the L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio and the political focus of the city. The buildings surrounding this square are amazing and some of the most important in the city, including the 14th century Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery and the Loggia della Signoria. We didn’t go into any of the buildings this time as it was quite busy but we did have a wander around. Because the Loggia is an open-air sculpture gallery of antique and Renaissance art including the Medici lions, we did get to admire and photograph the statues, along with the other imposing statues surrounding the piazza, including a copy of Michelangelo’s David, the Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I, Hercules and Cacus and the Fountain of Neptune to name a few.

      Neptune’s Fountain, even though it was under restoration, what we could see through the gaps was extremely impressive. The great thing about the restoration work is the city have covered the scaffolding with the history of the fountain and it was a very interesting read. It would be great to see it fully restored and working when we return.

      It is amazing to see how intricately some of the buildings have been adorned and the craftmanship and artistry of the many sculptures and statues. It is a very impressive square.      Meer informatie

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    • ReizigerItalien und Korsika 2017
      Dag 15

      Florenz

      4 juni 2017, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Wir fuhren wie zuvor angedacht nach Florenz und suchten uns eine Strecke, die größtenteils über die Landstraße führte. So führte unser Weg noch einmal mitten durch die typische Toskana-Landschaft.

      In Florenz steuerten wir dann als erstes die Piazzale Michelangelo an. Von hier aus hat man einen tollen Blick über die gesamte Stadt. 🖒 Direkt nebenan entdeckten wir dann auch einen Campingplatz, der leider nur für Zelte ausgelegt ist und und nicht aufnahm.

      So irrten wir eine Weile in Florenz umher, um einen geeigneten Stell- oder Campingplatz zu finden. Gelandet sind wir dann letztlich auf einem Campingplatz, der gerade neu ist und noch ausgebaut wird. Der Pool ist leider noch nicht fertig.😐 Der Platz liegt 5 km außerhalb des Stadtzentrums, ist aber in der Nähe einer Bushaltestelle gelegen. Der Bus fährt in knapp 15 Minuten direkt bis in die Innenstadt und so fuhren wir am frühen Abend mit dem Bus.🚌 Leider war es in der Stadt sehr voll. Selbst mit entsprechender Langzeitbelichtung sind nicht alle Personen von den Bildern zu bekommen gewesen. Als wir dann nach 23 Uhr zurück am Campingplatz waren, war ich nur noch müde. Leider bin ich noch immer nicht ganz fit und das macht sich zeitweise bemerkbar. Aber wir machen das Beste draus... 😊      Meer informatie

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    • ReizigerEuropean 5000
      Dag 9

      Florenz!!!

      12 september 2021, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Nach der Ankunft in Florenz gaben wir erstmal gekocht und dann Pause gemacht, die einzige Chance, bei 32°.
      Später dann auf den Piazzale Michelangelo mit einem atemberaubenden Blick über Florenz.
      Jetzt eingecheckt, geduscht und gleich Abendrunde durch die Stadt.      Meer informatie

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    • Italien mit meinen Eltern
      Dag 3

      Florenz - Palazzo Vecchio

      13 september 2021, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Nach der Stärkung ging es denn weiter zurück auf die Piazza della Signoria um und den Palazzo Vecchio anzusehen. Der Palazzo hat wirklich schöne Räume mit wunderbar gestalteten Decken den Großen Ratssaal konnten wir auf Grund von Vorbereitungen für eine Veranstaltung leider nur von oben ansehen, aber er ist auf jedenfall sehr beeindruckend.Meer informatie

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    • ReizigerToskana Urlaub 2021
      Dag 13

      Florenz

      12 oktober 2021, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Heute sind wir mit der Regionalbahn von Lucca nach Florenz gefahren. Es war ein wunderschöner Tag, wir haben von außen uns vieles angesehen. Der Dom und die Uffizien stehen auf meiner Liste fuer das naechste Mal... Es war einfach zu wenig Zeit fuer diese tolle Stadt und so gibt's einen Grund noch einmal her zu kommen.Meer informatie

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    • Linda Shropshire EudyEurope 2022
      Dag 20

      Florence, Italy: Art History

      3 april 2022, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Florence stands at the center of the art history universe. Few photos or textbooks prepare you for the splendor and sheer genius of the masters. We visited the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery today. Michelangelo’s David. Sandro Botticelli’s La Primavera and Birth of Venus. Wow. We will let the photos speak for themselves.Meer informatie

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    Piazza della Signoria, Площад Синьория, Plaza de la Señoría, כיכר הסיניוריה, シニョリーア広場, 시뇨리아 광장, Piazza della Signoria we Florencji, Площадь Синьории, Signoria Meydanı, 领主广场

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