Sorry I haven't posted in a couple days, but I'm back and still alive. That light day I was going to do I ended up going to the Coloseum, ROman Forum and I do not even know where all. I ran into the most amazing exhibit of original Picasso's and spent hours looking at them. There was not anything well know but I think thats why I liked it so much. I got to see the progression of his art for about a 20 year span. It was amazing. Then I went Salsa dancing with some people and left for Florence the next day.
I am officially in love with the Lonely Planet books now. I took their advance on youth hostels in Florence and its amazing. For 20 euros a night I get a bed, breakfast, dinner, great public dining room, a walking tour and free internet. I really have considered finding a job here and just moving in. I have met lots of awesome people and its been real nice and laid back. Florence is so much smaller than Rome it was perfect to come here second. So, anyways since I have been here I have seen the original statue of David, Dante's church, the Duomo, campanile, ponte vecchio and I do not even know what else. It always amazes me how different each city in this country is. The people give off a different feeling and the appear so unique.
The Duomo here is made of 3 different colors of marble and less ornate than the Duomo I am used to in Milan. And the inside has a few tapestrie but nothing compared to St. Peter's. It is probably my favorite of the cathedrals I have seen. Then I walked all 414 steps up to the top of the campanile in my only waterproof shoes were my boots. It was amazing views but I definitely had to go outside in small doses cause it made me very dizzy. And I again had some Italian businessmen take me home. It has become a natural quirk of living in this country, though it just makes me want to tell them I do not cook or clean and then they will leave me alone. All in all there was a lot of wandering and seeing of whatever you ran into... Oh and the last thing I will mention before I leave you all for the day is the statue of David is unbelieveable. It is 5meters high and chiselled out of one solid piece of marble. The detail is amazing and I could not even imagine how amazing it truely is. The veins on his hands are even visible. I have a new job starting next week and I will give you an update on it when I get back to Milan. Love you guys.
5 comments:
Jealous, jealous, jealous! What a great post. See, everything happens for a reason.
Can't wait to hear about the new job. Zack is EXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTREMELY jealous about the vineyard.
Love, love, love!
Glad you are well and having a great time. I was interested to read your thoughts about the David statue. When I saw it, I had a completely different reaction. The image of David has become such a pop-culture commodity (especially in touristy parts of Italy) that when I saw it, I was thinking "Oh, that's it? Okay." The hotel lobby we stayed at even had a small plaster cast of David's head that was painted bright blue. It was a very "Is That All There Is?" moment. (I felt the same way when I saw the Mona Lisa for the first time.)
Take care and don't wait so long to update us.
I have also seen it a million times a day, but I was takingin the little details I think more than the whole thing. But I was surprised at how cool I thought it was.
Glad you are seeing so much and hope your new job works out well. Love you,
I wwill weigh in on the discussion about David in Florence. I thought it was memorable and so amazing. I guess I didn't see as many copies in Italy although I did have the same reaction as Joe did about the Mona Lisa. Let us know about the new job - we are all so interested. Take care and know that we all love you.
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