Italy: Florence

This is part of a series of posts of my trip to Italy. See past posts here:
Rome   Montefalco   Florence   Verona   Venice

After being in Siena for a few days, we went to Florence which was one of my favorite places. I’ve always wanted to go to Florence since it’s so focused on art. I love all the art there. I got to see some famous paintings I studied at the Uffizi gallery. I also got to see the famous David statue in real life which was really neat. They also had unfinished statues by him on display which were kind of like “sketches” of his larger statue (though it’s not known for sure if there are actually unfinished).

This is from Gates of Paradise, three sets of bronze doors in front of The Baptistry.
One of the days in Florence, I went to these really pretty, famous gardens called the Boboli Gardens. There were huge fountains and great views. Apparently, it inspired some of the famous Italian artists.
I also found a paper store in Florence and got some handmade marbled paper for my shop to make journals. It was nice to buy paper in a shop in person that was made in Italy.



On the very last day in Florence, I woke up early in the morning and climbed the Duomo tower built by Brunelleschi with four other girls. We had to walk 463 stairs to get to the top.



When we got to the top, the view was definitely worth it. I don’t think the photos completely captured what the view looked like in real life, it was one of my favorite sights to see.



Have you ever been to Florence?