{"id":7361,"date":"2007-05-16T20:51:46","date_gmt":"2007-05-17T03:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2011-12-08T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T19:42:18","slug":"florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2007\/05\/16\/florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We slept well – it wasn’t so noisy last night (it is during the day) so we’re keeping the room. We ate, cleaned up and got out of the room.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Duomo facade is under restoration <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We started walking towards a couple of jewelry stores Aviva likes; she’s been here enough that she doesn’t need a map to find a few items of intense interest! She bought a few things. One of the stores had closed. Then, we walked towards <\/a>Santa Maria Novella; there’s no photography allowed inside.<\/p>\n

\""Martyrdom <\/a>
“Martyrdom of Saint John Evangilist” by Filippino Lippi <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Nativity <\/a>
“Nativity of the Virgin” by Ghirlandaio <\/div> <\/div>
\""Wedding <\/a>
“Wedding of the Virgin” by Ghirlandaio <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

After visiting the church, we walked further towards another jewelry store Aviva likes; I bought a pair of cheap lightening earrings. We walked back past Santa Maria Novella and stopped at a trattoria Aviva likes (she became friends with a waiter there that’s moved on to open a restaurante nearby), <\/a>La Madia at Via del Giglio 14. Lunch was quite good – we’ll probably come back here once more before we leave Florence.<\/p>\n

\"This <\/a>
This is a place we wanted to try but didn’t get a chance – next time…. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"This <\/a>
This is a place we wanted to try but didn’t get a chance – next time…. <\/div> <\/div>
\"We <\/a>
We had lunch here – it was really good! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"We <\/a>
We had lunch here – it was really good! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We shopped at the open market at San Lorenzo; I bought a Fiorentina hat (that’s the local soccer team) and Aviva bought a few gifts, including two portrait plates and a pitcher for us from a neat little ceramics shop, <\/a>Lorenzaccio, where we’d shopped on a previous trip.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The card from the ceramics shop <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The card from the ceramics shop <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The portrait plates we bought – we were told that couples would commission such plates when they were married <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The portrait plates we bought – we were told that couples would commission such plates when they were married <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We stopped at a couple of buildings with frescoes remaining on their exteriors.<\/p>\n

\"Painted <\/a>
Painted building facades <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Painted <\/a>
Painted building facades <\/div> <\/div>
\"Painted <\/a>
Painted building facades <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"We <\/a>
We happened by Masacio’s house <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked down Via de Pucci to San Michelino Visdomini (another church of course). Inside is a very old Pontermo, painted in his twenties. It was really dirty and needed restoration badly. We walked down Via del Servi to Santissima Annunziata and the Foundling Hospital.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A panorama of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The fountain at Piazza Santissima Annunziata <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

In the center of the panorama above is <\/a>Santissima Annunziata. The church has an interesting structure – it has an entry collonade followed by a square courtyard, then the church itself. There’s a cloister with frescoes, some by del Sarto, and a small chapel, by Vasari, which are usually closed. But, after I gave the man 5 Euro for a 3.50 Euro book, he took a few of us to the cloister and the chapel.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The facade of Santissima Annunziata <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The two lentil decorations at the entrance <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The two lentil decorations at the entrance <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Below are images from the entry square.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A man with a mean fish <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"On <\/a>
On the right is a fake window with a woman looking out <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Two <\/a>
Two of the many frescoes on the walls of the square <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Two <\/a>
Two of the many frescoes on the walls of the square <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Below are images from the church interior, the cloister and the Vasari chapel.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A detail from a paining – remind you of anything? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A fresco from the cloister <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ceiling above the altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Vasari <\/a>
Vasari does Vasari, from the chapel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We crossed the piazza to the <\/a>Foundling Hospital – this was set up to receive children that parents couldn’t keep. There is a door at the far end of the collonade where foundlings were left. This has become a museum – we saw the show that was up.<\/p>\n

\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for the Foundling Hospital <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painted ceiling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"There <\/a>
There are images like this on the outside of the hospital <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The vaulting over the entry is painted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail from the dome <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The door where children were left <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We then walked down to Santa Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi, which has a Perugino fresco which we couldn’t see.<\/p>\n

\"Aviva<\/a>

Aviva loves the small European cars - this one is a two seat electric car<\/p><\/div>\n

We had dinner by the Duomo at <\/a>Buca San Giovanni at Piazza San Giovanni, 8; it was pretty good.<\/p>\n

Then back towards the hotel and a gelato (of course) and then to bed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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