A Day with David

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  Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

After a hefty breakfast, or call it brunch, I went to Galleria de Academia. I paid the entrance and there I go.... I was greeted by the statue of the Rape of the Sabine Woman. I was not expecting the statue to be there, I thought it is in the plaza. I went here to see the statue of David of the David and Goliath fame which was sculpted by Michaelangelo. As I leave the Sabines room, I was astonished how colossal the statue of David was, at 17 feet tall, standing there in the middle of the hallway, in all his nakedness, being admired by men and women, old and young alike. I was in awe.

I then went to visit the Cathedral (Duomo). I was surprised, there were no pews inside. The paintings at the dome is spectacular.

Heading south of the Cathedral, I met the replicas of David and the Rape of the Sabine Women, there, we can photograph these statues. I bought 3 printed replicas from the street vendor -- the Creation of Adam, the Birth of Venus and a naked woman, all for 30 euros (call it a rip off, but they started selling it to me for 30 euros a piece, but I bargained down to 15, 10  and 5 euros, respectively).

I continued my exploration of Florence by further heading south to the Ponte Vecchio and crossed the bridge. Realizing I do not have much time left, I went back to the hostel and went out again to do some shopping. Get Italianized. I bought myself a leather jacket, a black pair of shoe and  pairs of jeans, belt and was given a free scarf.

I was buying this pair of jeans and I tried sizes 48 and 50 and asked the saleslady which is better. She goes for 48, but I prefer 50 because 48 is too fitted for me. When I said I will take the 50, she said "NO" and won't even give me the size 50. Your size is 48, that is Italian dressing. OK, you said it, I took her advise.

In the evening, Romina and I went to see her friends and the to a Jazz Club where she sang 5 blues music. She sings there on Tuesdays. After that, she manage to convince me to stay in Florence until after lunch so that I can taste a Florentine steak.

I decided to stay for another day in Florence to sample the Florentine beef steak thru Romina's convincing.

I started the day visiting the Michaelangelo Park enjoying the Florence skyline, a treat indeed. Then I went back to the hostel to meet up with Romina for lunch.

After two appetizers, steak and a shot of espresso, Romina was kind enough to accompany me to the train station for my trip to Rome.

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