Howdy!
We went to the Uffizi Gallery today and it is amazing. I knew it was, but seeing it in person is something else.
But it’s huge.
Like, “Hey, sumo, you be here 4 years, you go now” huge. We saw da Vincis, Michaelangelos, and Raphaels (but missed the Donatellos, more on that later). There were Caravaggios and Botticellis and van Dycks and Rubens and Rembrandts, oh my! Tons of ancient Greek and Roman statuary. And the floors and ceiling were amazing too!
Such a cool place. Today, me and Venus hung out and I have the pics to show it happened. I got to see Judith slaying Holofernes, another picture I’d seen innumerable times on line but never in person. It was that kind of a day.
But it’s huge. Soooo huge. Like, Mr. “Wafer-thin Mint” Creosote huge.
If I ever go back, I’m gonna take the elevator. The path starts with climbing up to at least the fifth floor equivalent and we had to take a break halfway because neither of us had a choice and we’re in good walking shape at this point.
We saw what we could but missed a bunch.
Afterward, we had gelato, because gelato. Then we went meandering toward the Accademia to see David, where I had tickets. This path led us to the Duomo in Florence which is even more awe-inspiring than the one in Milan. Stupendously big.
However, we never went in to see David. The lines were just too much, even with tickets, and toooooo many people.
At least the riot we stumbled into wasn’t too riotous.
Anyway, after that, we roamed about a bit, going hither and yon, having a spritz here and a spritz there before coming back to the hotel for a nap and dinner.
And that was our day. Overwhelming beauty.
Tomorrow, we roam some more!