MORE THAN SATISFACTORY SATURDAY

Without going into a lot of verbiage today, I will attempt to capture today's busy and satisfying day mostly in photos. So here goes...

But first, we started at the Bargello, once a prison and court rolled into one, now the home of Donatello's David (s) and some Michaelangelos. It was here that I thought Andrea may come to blows with a woman leading a small group and whose telling of stories definitely out of school got Andrea's goat. The "facts" this woman related were so off base that it was well after lunch until Andrea could settle down. And it was not until dinner with Dr. Roger Crum who confirmed Andrea's facts that our dear Dr. Rusnock could finally be at ease.

On top of Duomo, Thursday, May 24, 2012

Florence performing arts center outside our hotel window

Bargello courtyard where Donatello's first and second
David's are presented

Andrea in the Bargello courtyard. Potentates' coat of arms on the walls.

Ponte Vecchio over the River Arno from a distance

San Lorenzo. We visited the sacristy in the back where the Medicis are entombed and where there Michaelangelo sculpted the statuary for their resting places.

Santa Croce church, a virtual treasure trove of art history finds and final resting place for quite a few famous Italians throughout history.

Gallileo's tomb at Santa Croce.

The romanesque arches inside Santa Croce.

Giotto frescoes near the altar. Relics of St. Francis d'Assis are also in this church.

Pazzi Chapel unfinished by Brunelleschi on the grounds of Santa Croce.

Inside the Pazzi Chapel.

The tomb of Michaelangelo at Santa Croce. His house is just a few blocks away.

C3 mini bus we take to get around Florence. Small to navigate the narrow streets of old Florence.

Santa Maria Novella church and plaza on Saturday night, May 26.

Dr. Crum and Guiseppe, owner of La Spada Ristorante near Piazza Santa Maria Novella.

Gelato Festival in Florence May 26, 2012.

The PhDs! Drs. Roger Crum and Andrea Rusnock, May 26, 2012.