We toured a winery yesterday – oh how beautifiul! Bonell liked all the wines we tasted, but he has hardly ever met a wine he doesn’t like. I’ll leave it at that. Of course the countryside was exquisite and continues to amaze with each turn in the road – and there are lots of turns. We drove to Castellina in Chianti – a lovely town – where we had lunch in a little piazza. From there we went to the winery, having gotten directions from a shop keeper.
Today we went to Firenze by train from Siena. Yes, we saw the David. Yes, we saw the doors of the Baptistry. Yes, we went into the Duomo. And yes, it was crowded and chaotic. We can’t imagine what it would have been like in July.
Thanks to Sally and Joyce for the pictures below of David and the doors to the Baptistry. The real doors are being restored and have been replaced by these fake ones. Since we are “of an age,” none of us will see the real doors in our lifetime.
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I loved Firenze. Have you noticed that 6 of panels from the doors to the baptistery are hanging in the house? Reproduction bronze plates from the Bradford exchange.
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Dies this statue make my butt look big?
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You’ll have to tell us all about the Duomo… last October when we were there on our way to meet you in Venice the crowds were so large that we never tried to get into the Duomo. I do regret it but… We’ll just have to go back!
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