{"id":8225,"date":"2009-03-22T22:30:35","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T05:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2011-12-16T15:09:07","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T23:09:07","slug":"florence-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2009\/03\/22\/florence-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got up a little later and haven’t rushed around this morning; its Sunday and so most things open later today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walked by a funny window for lingerie (apparently a big seller in Florence given how many shops sell it here).<\/p>\n

\"Irresistable\"<\/a>

Irresistable<\/p><\/div>\n

There were some kids using pastels to draw copies of famous art works on Via Calimala, which we’ve seen before<\/a>, and I think its really cool! They draw all day, taking donations, and at night the street cleaners wipe it away (sort of like Tibetan mandalas). Here, they’re doing a detail from Botticelli’s “La Primavera”.<\/p>\n

[youtube GyUbP8zJCcU Kids using pastels on the street]<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a>

Kids drawing right on the street, for donations<\/p><\/div>\n

We walked around near the Ponte Vecchio and had some Napoli-style pizza for an early lunch. Then we split up; Aviva going ot the Uffici and I went to the <\/a>Museo Stibbert. They don’t allow photos in Museo Stibbert, but I did take a few of the outside (its a former mansion and now a park) – I’ll post some scans of some of the contents of the collection when I get home.<\/p>\n\n\t\t