After leaving Ljubljana, we spent the weekend in Florence so that Ethan could see works from the Renaissance. Basically, when your kid is excited about seeing the sites of the Renaissance, you say, “of course, I would love to!”, even if you think a relaxing weekend in the mountains might be a nice option.
Logan needed to learn about the Renaissance, so we took a few free walking tours with Adam (above). He provided lots of information, and quite a few poop jokes. He thought the poop jokes were really funny. We thought… well, look at Ethan’s face.
The central city (historical / tourist district) is small. We passed by The Duomo probably a dozen times. It is impossible to capture the detail in photos, but I don’t think any of us got tired of staring at it. Renaissance enjoyed.
Climbing Alnorfo Tower.
We saw a copy of Michelangelo’s David in Palazzo Vecchio during our first tour. It was interesting, but not remarkable. The next morning we went to The Accademia to see the authentic David. As every art critic on earth has previously noted, it really is impressive.
Lovely children.
Adam suggested we visit the Basicilica di Santa Croce. He had a story of someone breaking down in tears when they saw it’s beauty. We didn’t. But it was nice, and it had Michelangelo’s tomb.
My family ate this. I did not. It was expensive.