Thursday, February 24, 2022

Galileo Museum

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When we read about this museum, located near the Uffizi on the River Arno, we weren't sure how high it would be on our list of things to...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Santa Maria Novella Farmacia

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On Tuesday we set off to find the ancient pharmacy that was run by the Dominicans attached to the Santa Maria Novella church. It went privat...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Museum of the Innocents

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The Ospedale degli Innocenti was designed by Brunelleschi in 1419 as an orphanage for abandoned children. It functioned for over 400 years. ...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Flea Market

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Dan returned from his early morning walk and told me there was a flea market set up at PIazza Indipendenza. That's the one with the tree...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Around the Duomo

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The other day I took a walk and ended up completely circling the Duomo. (It does keep drawing me back.) The outside is interesting in many w...
Friday, February 18, 2022

Uffizi Gallery Part Two

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Of course there are so many, many paintings and sculptures on display that it is impossible to remember or post most of them. I have tried t...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Uffizi Gallery Part One

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We knew the Uffizi Gallery would be one of the highlights of our time in Florence. We have been there twice before -- in 1971 with a two-yea...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Miscellany

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Last week we went to an Indian restaurant just a few blocks away. The food was decent and we enjoyed it. The people running it were from the...