As I begin to save to travel abroad this summer I reflect on my brief stay in Florence last summer. I truly regret having e-coli, but not my rainy day lost when I turned the corner to encounter the David in the Piazza della Signoria. The Piazza would become a pass thru and a stopping point over the next 10 days until my departure to marvel at the works left in large part due to the Medici family.
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| David, 1504, Michelangelo, Piazza della Signora, Photo Taken May 2011 |
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| Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus, Roman Sculpture, Piazza della Signora, Photo Taken May 2011 |
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| Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Cellini, 1554, Piazza della Signora, Photo Taken May 2011 |
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| Rape of Polyxena, Pio Fedi, 1892, Piazza della Signora, Photo taken May 2011 (for anyone not familiar with the term, rape during this time meant kidnap) |
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| Lion of the Loggia dei Lanzi, Medici Lions, Photo taken May 2011 |
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| Hercules and the Centaur, Giambologna, 1600, Piazza della Signora, Photo taken May 2011 |
I look forward to the adventures in Europe this summer without e-coli (fingers crossed)......
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