{"id":7517,"date":"2007-05-20T20:07:35","date_gmt":"2007-05-21T03:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2011-12-16T08:11:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T16:11:49","slug":"florence-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2007\/05\/20\/florence-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We got out a little late and went to the <\/a>Museo del Bigallo across from the Duomo. This was originally an orphanage; women could leave babies outside – if they came back within a week, they could take their baby back, otherwise it was put up for adoption.<\/p>\n

\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Museo del Bigallo <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A ceramic face <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of Museo del Bigallo – the arched area is where babies were left <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail of the fresco – the oldest known map of Florence; note there’s no Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An old fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Tobia <\/a>
“Tobia e Tobiolo sotterano un morto davanti al Bigallo” by Ghirlandaio <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Then we walked past the Duomo and got a cheap, quick lunch at a cafe. The girls were traveling from South Carolina sitting at the table next to us – we talked for a while, and they took our picture.<\/p>\n

\"Aviva<\/a>

Aviva and I at lunch<\/p><\/div>\n

Aviva didn’t feel well after lunch, so she sat down for a bit while I went to the <\/a>Museo del Duomo (she went the last two times she was in Florence).<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A woman’s bust <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A tryptich <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pieta <\/a>
Pieta by Michelanglo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Magdelena <\/a>
Magdelena by Donatello <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Eve <\/a>
Eve from Adam <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Wood <\/a>
Wood model of the top fo the Duomo dome <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Bruneleschi's <\/a>
Bruneleschi’s death mask <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The room with the panels from the Bapistry doors by Ghiberti <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Abraham <\/a>
Abraham sacrificing Isaac <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ticket for the Museo del Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ticket for the Museo del Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Aviva felt better with some water, so we walked down to the <\/a>Uffici – we had 2PM tickets. As usual, it was really cool – hey, who can complain about a museum with a whole room of Botticellis? We had a snack at the rooftop cafe – as you can see, someone else had a snack too.<\/p>\n

\"Another <\/a>
Another fountain of Morgante the dwarf <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A bird eating from Aviva’s plate while I took this picture <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Two <\/a>
“Two Women Bathing” by Scuola di Fontainebleau <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Self <\/a>
“Self Portrait” by Raffaelo Sanzio <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Maesta" <\/a>
“Maesta” by Cimabue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Madonna <\/a>
“Madonna and Child and Two Angels” by Filippo Lippi <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Liberation <\/a>
“Liberation of Andromeda” by Piero di Cosimo <\/div> <\/div>
\"First <\/a>
First corridor of the Uffici – note the grotesques <\/div> <\/div>
\""Annunciation <\/a>
“Annunciation and Two Saints” by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""Adam <\/a>
“Adam and Eve” by Lukas Cranach <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for the Uffici <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We went back to the room to repack – tomorrow we train to Rome. We had dinner at <\/a>Restaurante Pouli near the hotel – it was very good.<\/p>\n

\"Where<\/a>

Where we had dinner - a former church with frescoes from the 1800s<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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