The beautiful hills of Tuscany.

Today we visited the Accademia Gallery, principally to visit the statue of Michelangelo’s ‘David’. To do so, we had to queue for forty-five minutes, which is actually quite reasonable, or so they told us. Once inside, the statue pretty much dominates the building, and so it should. It is a most impressive piece of work. The good news for us guys, is that it’s not too impressive (if you know what I mean). Unfortunately, no photography is allowed (although there is a replica at the Piazzale Michelangelo, and you’re free to take as many as you like), so I am not able to include one for you. 

The Tuscan hills from Fiesole

The other highlight of today was a bus trip to the village of Fiesole, which is about ten kilometres from Florence, right up in the Tuscany hills. The bus just keeps climbing ever higher, and when you eventually arrive at the village, it’s time to walk even higher. The reward for all this effort? Well, perhaps the most spectacular views one could ever imagine. On any day, this would be beautiful enough, but we were lucky enough to be there with a thunderstorm brewing over the city below and the distant hills. Now, I’m not an overly religious person, but this sort of stuff can even move the likes of me. It is near impossible to capture these moments on mere digital recording devices, but I’ve tried, nonetheless. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

Florence from Fiesole with storm clouds on the horizon.