when we were still in the planning stages of our trip, michelle was telling me she wants to see the leaning tower of pizza. yes, she said pizza. and no matter how many times i corrected her, she still insists on calling it pizza. anyway, i had to turn her down because i've been to the leaning tower of pisa and there's not much else to see. we'll visit pisa another time. since this is my 3rd trip to italy, i had to squeeze in a city that i have not been before, and i picked florence.
when we got to florence, we checked in to our hotel...which was in a very ideal location (walking distance from the duomo) but it was just an odd hotel. it wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either...so, i will not mention the name. =D
my feet were already killing me by the time we got to florence. we walked and walked and walked hanggang sa mag mura na ang kalyo ko sa paa! it was worth it though.
florence is known for it's leather goods. most of the italian designers get their leather from florence. paul bought a leather jacket from peruzzi and looked really good and the price was pretty good, too.
another bit of trivia we learned is that the author of the original pinnocchio, carlo collodi, is from florence. michelle got a pinnocchio marionette as her souvenir for this city.
the highlight for me was seeing the statue of David by Michaelangelo and seeing it for free! it was international women's day when we were at the accademia and women and children 5 and under got in for free. paul paid 6 euro to get it. pretty sweet deal! i remember reading about this statue when i was about 9 years old and to see it in person was a real treat. it is the most beautiful piece of sculpture i have ever seen. the first thing i said when i saw the statue was, 'wow! it's so beautiful! God gave michaelangelo such an amazing talent! amazing!
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