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05/25/2004: "Florence"

After arriving in Florence, we set out to make all of our dinner reservations since this was some what of a problem in Bologna. We didn't expect as much competition for restaurant seats in Bologna since we were surrounded by locals. In Florence, we are surrounded by tourists so we knew it would be a problem. This allowed us to tour around the center of Florence while waiting for our reserved timed to enter the Academmia gallery. Turns out this is culture week in Florence and so the gallery admission was free, just had to pay the 3 euro reservation fee. It could be that we will get to see the Palazzo Pitti and the Uffizi Gallery also for free.

Florence is full of tiny streets between the huge fortresses built by the Medici's (they call them palaces) but it is quite a different feel than Bologna or Venice.

The David (photo)

Here is the man himself. Newly cleaned just in time for the 500th anniversary of its completion by Michelangelo. Photos are forbidden inside the Academmia but we manage to sneak one anyway (along with all the other touristas).