Update from Jon & Jen (email I got this morning)
Hey! We are doing good, in Florence now we got here yesterday! Rome was great, but very busy and wet! It pretty much rained the whole time, although we did have nice weather for our Colosseum and Ancient Rome tours, that stuff was pretty cool. We went to the Borghese museum and the Vatican and Sistine chapel on our last day there, and had dinner by the Pantheon! Lots of old stuff everywhere. We have been walking everywhere, I bet we've walked 20 miles!!
Today we are walking around Florence, checking out an art museum (Accademia-has Michaelangelos David statue), Galileo Science museum, Duomo, shopping... busy busy! Poor Jon, I don't think he realized that there is no relaxing on this trip! :-)
The Galleria dell'Accademia has housed the original David by Michelangelo since 1873.[1] The sculpture was allegedly brought to the Accademia for reasons of conservation, although other factors were involved in its move from its previous outdoor location on Piazza della Signoria. The original intention was to create a 'Michelangelo museum', with original sculptures and drawings, to celebrate the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. Today, the gallery's small collection of Michelangelo's work includes his four unfinished Prisoners, intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II, and a statue of Saint Matthew, also unfinished. In 1939, these were joined by a Pietà discovered in the Barberini chapel in Palestrina, though experts now consider its attribution to Michelangelo to be dubious. The "David" in the Accademia is the original. There is a replica in the Piazza della Signoria.
The Museo Galileo (before 2010 known as the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, IMSS, Italian: Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza) is based in Florence, Italy. It was founded in 1927 by the University of Florence. The museum is located in the Piazza dei Giudici, by the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery.
Among the more famous items in its collections are the thumb, index, and middle finger from the right hand of Galileo Galilei, which was removed when Galileo's remains were transported to a new burial spot on April 12, 1737.
The museum features many artifacts from the 15th to 19th century, mostly pioneering scientific instruments including world globes, stethoscopes, navigation instruments and telescopes with accompanying videos to the exhibits.
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English: Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.
Our sunset tonight !
Well all I can say is "It's a good thing Jon & Jen are in Italy right now" otherwise, this would be a pretty boring blog today !
We did get a little more work done today vs. yesterday. I repotted one of my plants, tried to do laundry (no go 2 people a head of me), helped Bob out with some of his projects, and tightened the trampoline.
Bob has been working all day in the bilge (needed cleaning again due to diesel fuel, long story), and cleaned and prepared the starboard engine for putting in new hoses, etc. He just ran into town a bit ago to pick up some more stuff he needs....
No pictures today since it was a work day....maybe a sunset later :0)
Among the more famous items in its collections are the thumb, index, and middle finger from the right hand of Galileo Galilei, which was removed when Galileo's remains were transported to a new burial spot on April 12, 1737.
The museum features many artifacts from the 15th to 19th century, mostly pioneering scientific instruments including world globes, stethoscopes, navigation instruments and telescopes with accompanying videos to the exhibits.
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English: Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.
Well all I can say is "It's a good thing Jon & Jen are in Italy right now" otherwise, this would be a pretty boring blog today !
We did get a little more work done today vs. yesterday. I repotted one of my plants, tried to do laundry (no go 2 people a head of me), helped Bob out with some of his projects, and tightened the trampoline.
Bob has been working all day in the bilge (needed cleaning again due to diesel fuel, long story), and cleaned and prepared the starboard engine for putting in new hoses, etc. He just ran into town a bit ago to pick up some more stuff he needs....
No pictures today since it was a work day....maybe a sunset later :0)
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