Most of Florence was bombed during WWII – except for the Ponte Vecchio. It is a cute little bridge that has colourful buildings jutting out over the river and is lined with jewellery stores.
The famous orange tiled roof of the Duomo is gorgeous. The exterior of the church is very intricate and colourful!
I looked through two museums in Florence – the Academia Gallery and the Uffizi Gallery. The Academia holds Michelangelos statue of David. It was very detailed... you could see the veins on his arms and neck. It was also much taller than I expected. You know what they say about the size of a man’s hands... poor David – the rule doesn’t apply to him!
The Uffizi had artworks in there by Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and Botticelli. I’m not really into art, but the Birth of Venus by Botticelli is the piece to see... a lady next to me was even crying!
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