Happy Post: Four go nuts in Florence
May. 2nd, 2026 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dizzojay Last week was Jus in Bello con (more on that later), however, before the convention, I, 
herminekurotowa, and our non-Lj friends, Wendy and Stephanie spent a few days in lovely Florence.
With places like the Uffizi and the Galleria del'accedemia, Florence is a bit of a Mecca for an art geek like me, so to say I was excited was understatement of the year!
We started off the week with visits to a couple of Florence's many beautiful churches and basilicas. The main one was the Duomo which was spectacular from the outside.
There was a tour to go up into the dome, which was about 450 steps up.herminekurotowa and Wendy decided to tackle the staircase. Stephanie and i decided to sit and drink coffee alfresco instead!
Wednesday was Uffizi day, and we spent hours enjoying beautiful works by every renaissance master you could name. The highlight for e was the beautiful Birth of Venus by Botticelli.
After our visit to the Uffizi,herminekurotowa and I headed back over the Pontevecchio, another of Florence's must-see treasures!
View from the Pontevecchio
Thursday was the day we were due to take the train from Florence down to Rome, but that was the afternoon. In the morning, we visited the Galleria del-accedemia, the home of Michaelangelo's statue of David.
It was such a privilege to be standing in front of such skill and such beauty. It was quite the spiritual moment for me, and yes, there were a few tears!
Finally, a big thanks to the three lovely ladies who shared this brilliant experience with me!
herminekurotowa, and our non-Lj friends, Wendy and Stephanie spent a few days in lovely Florence.With places like the Uffizi and the Galleria del'accedemia, Florence is a bit of a Mecca for an art geek like me, so to say I was excited was understatement of the year!
We started off the week with visits to a couple of Florence's many beautiful churches and basilicas. The main one was the Duomo which was spectacular from the outside.
There was a tour to go up into the dome, which was about 450 steps up.
herminekurotowa and Wendy decided to tackle the staircase. Stephanie and i decided to sit and drink coffee alfresco instead!Wednesday was Uffizi day, and we spent hours enjoying beautiful works by every renaissance master you could name. The highlight for e was the beautiful Birth of Venus by Botticelli.
After our visit to the Uffizi,
herminekurotowa and I headed back over the Pontevecchio, another of Florence's must-see treasures!View from the Pontevecchio
Thursday was the day we were due to take the train from Florence down to Rome, but that was the afternoon. In the morning, we visited the Galleria del-accedemia, the home of Michaelangelo's statue of David.
It was such a privilege to be standing in front of such skill and such beauty. It was quite the spiritual moment for me, and yes, there were a few tears!
Finally, a big thanks to the three lovely ladies who shared this brilliant experience with me!
