Shopping and the Cappella Branccaci

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April 6th, 2000 by alephnaught

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What’s a trip it Italia without shopping, so we shopped in the morning. Then, after a delightful lunch (they almost all were), we went back to see the Cappella Branccaci. This is a large chapel across the Arno river from the main part of Firenze. The most famous work inside is Masaccio’s Expulsion from the Garden, which is shown below. Words can’t describe the despair this picture evokes when viewed from within the Cappella.

Cappella Branccaci Ticket

Explusion from the Garden by Masaccio

While finding dinner near our hotel, we found a cheese shop that had four stuffed pigs “eating” which was quite charming (or strange)!

Four Stuffed Pigs

I finished J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye and Other Works (Writers and Their Works) and a book Aviva read during our trip, Girl With a Pearl Earring. The later is by Tracy Chevalier and is very engrossing and a quick read. I love reading while I’m on holiday.