Italy and Switzerland 2018
Posts from our trip to Italy and Switzerland from September 25 to October 9, 2018. Heather and I took Heather’s parents on an itinerary that included Rome, the Tuscan countryside, Siena, Assisi, Florence, Varenna (on Lake Como), finishing in Luzern, Switzerland.
After we dropped Heather’s parents off at the hotel, Heather and I took the bus to Piazzale Michelangelo for a hilltop view of the Florence skyline. (Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy)
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We finished our sightseeing in Florence at the Uffizi Gallery whose collection of paintings is just as impressive as the Accademia’s collection of sculpture. (Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy)
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Today we had an early appointment at the Accademia to meet a young man named David, and saw some amazing paintings and sculpture along the way. (“Amazing” is an understatement and doesn’t begin to do justice to their collection.) (San Lorenzo District, Tuscany, Italy)
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We arrived in Florence yesterday in late afternoon, due to a delayed train. (Italy is great, but they could learn a few things from the Swiss about running a train system!) Only had time to walk to the Duomo.
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Overheard from another tourist in Piazzale Michelangelo: “It’s the David! The fake David!” (Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy)
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Enjoying a view of the Duomo and the Florentine skyline with Heather. (Oltrarno, Tuscany, Italy)
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…and now a man that needs no introduction. (San Lorenzo District, Tuscany, Italy)
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Assisi ? Chiusi ? Florence ?