My blog may be out of order as far as which things we did on which days but nevertheless I wanted to write about the things we did even though it may be a few days late. On Sunday we toured Florence and its historical Renaissance architecture. We first visited the Duomo which is the center of Florence both geographically and spirtually and is what the city I would say is most famous for. Being that this structure took over a hundred of years to build, the detail on the outside of the building was so perticular and detailed whcih is what struck me as truly amazing. Detailed structres like this cannot be found anymore nor built in this way yet we would like to say we are more advanced in what we can do now. In addition to the detail one of my other favorite part in the same area was The Uffizi Gallery holding various famous sculptures featuring my favorite being the "David' by Michelangelo. Although I was disappointed at the obvious fact that these sculptures are replicas, I was taken back by the fact that I was actually looking at these certain structures that I have always dreamed about seeing and only saw in textbooks. We then made our way to one of my favorite part of the tour being the Ponte Vecchio which was the famous old bridge built over 600 plus years ago. I believe this is one of the most beautiful scenes and views in Florence. We then made our way to the most amazing place in my eyes maybe on Earth being the Piazzale Michaelangelo. This was a breathtaking view of the city where you could see every rooftop in Florence as well as the hills and mountains in the background. Although taken away by this view, the most sentimental or moving image was of that of a mentally challenged teenager about my age sitting in a wheelchair so taken away by this site that brought him to tears. This image made me think about life in a place that is what life is worth living for.
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