Florence, Italy Ha! I saw David today at L’Accademia. Again, not so impressed by Michelangelo. His proportion is a bit off. David has massive head and hands. I always wonder how certain artwork became more famous than the rest. From the D’Accademia gallery, I thought […]
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Day 103: Aperitif
Florence – Fiesole – Florence, Italy I arrived at the notoriously crowded Uffizi gallery at 8:45am trying to beat the midday madness. I think I succeeded? It was still a 45-min wait in line. Considered good compared to the normal 3-hour wait as I had […]
Day 102: Divina Commedia
Rome – Orvieto – Florence, Italy So I got to stay at Valeria’s place in Florence! I first knew Valeria last year when she and her friend Letizia surfed on my couch in NYC. It was really nice to be able to meet somebody familiar […]
Day 105: Lean on Me
Florence – Pisa, Italy – Nice, France The Pisa tower! Quite a fun stop-over. Reached Nice late afternoon and went out to dinner with a bunch of people from the hostel.