{"id":8124,"date":"2009-03-20T20:44:25","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T03:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2011-12-16T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T19:36:56","slug":"florence-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2009\/03\/20\/florence-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We woke up much too early and ran ragged all day.<\/p>\n

After breakfast, we walked by a painted facade and decided to shop at the open market near Piazza Republica. It was really cold (it only got into the 50sF and was really windy) so Aviva bought some purple globes and I bought some half gloves.<\/p>\n

\"It <\/a>
It was cold so I bought a pair of cheap wool half-gloves <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The market near Piazza Republica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We went to the <\/a>Museo Duomo, which we last visited in 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The Museo Duomo ticket <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Museo Duomo ticket <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Odd <\/a>
Odd shaped painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting of the Virgin Mary <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A tryptich <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A bust of Mary Magdelena <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An architectural detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We stopped at <\/a>Caffe Duomo for a snack and then headed towards Santa Croce. We wanted to stop at the Florence Municipal Museum but they aren’t open on Fridays (one things we’ve learned, if you really want to visit someplace call before you leave on vacation so you can plan for when places are open). We stopped at a few painted facades.<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>

Detail of a painted facade<\/p><\/div>\n

We finally reached Santa Croce and had lunch at <\/a>Boccadama which is right on the square – we thought it would be lousy because it looked touristy, but it was quite good. We both had minestrone (tasted freshly made) and chicken caccatorie.<\/p>\n

\"Boccadama<\/a>

Boccadama card<\/p><\/div>\n

Then we visited <\/a>Santa Croce, which we visited before in 2000<\/a> and in 2007<\/a>. Santa Croce is one of the largest church complexes in Florence. I watched a fellow repairing a floor tile for a while.<\/p>\n

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I also caught a little bit of an Italian school lecture on the church.<\/p>\n

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\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Santa Croce <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Santa Croce <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Santa Croce <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The main facade of Santa Croce <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"View <\/a>
View towards the front (the altar is under restoration) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"View <\/a>
View to the rear of the church <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view towards the left transcept <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Main <\/a>
Main ceiling <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A decorated chapel celiing <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An altar <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The main altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pipe <\/a>
Pipe organ pipes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Galileo's <\/a>
Galileo’s tomb <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Flags <\/a>
Flags by Gallileo’s tomb <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail of the scuola fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail of the scuola fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Frescoes <\/a>
Frescoes in the leather scuola <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We then shopped a little and then visited the <\/a>Badia Fiorentina which has a painting by Lippi (no pictures allowed); to kill the 10 minutes before the church opened, we shopped in their little store which was run by the nuns – we talked with three of them and they are all quite happy to meet us.<\/p>\n

\"Monastica <\/a>
Monastica card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Monastica <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We ate dinner at Coquinarius again and it was again superb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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