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Uffizi - Aka The Office
Internal Passage From The Palace/Gallery Across The Ponte Vecchio
Originally uploaded by fredwilson.
We spent about three hours yesterday in the Uffizi, which is one of the most famous art museums in the world.
Thanks to Marc Cenedella, we were taken around by a lovely art historian named Chiara who has forgotten more about Florentine art than I will ever learn.
The kids complained a bit about the fact that we stopped at every important work and discussed it for five minutes, but for me it was the best.
And the place was empty other than some florence kids on a school trip. It's a great time of the year to visit Florence.
This photo was taken from the Ufizi Gallery and shows the private passage that the Medici's built to take them from their palace, through the Uffizi, across the Ponte Vecchio, to their Pitti Palace. Very cool.
Comments (2) | Posted December 21, 2006 in Blogging On The Road
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Throughout our visit to Florence last year, I had this recurring vicarious fantasy that Sam would graduate high school and spend a year in Florence, honing his Italian and studying at the Uffizi. Thanks for the vicarious pleasure of coming along with you guys on this trip.
Posted by: Jerry | Dec 21, 2006 5:41:22 AM
I find it hard to look at art in mega museums.
"Oh look, it's another Botticelli"
Big museums drive me crazy. There's just too much. You end up almost numb. I suppose you could do them a few rooms a visit, but if you're not local that's impractical.
Uffizi, D'Orsay, Lourve, The Met are all just way too big.
My favorite museums in Florence are all smaller. The Bargello (with all that awesome Donatello) and Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (where Michelangelo last Pieta is). Also the Giotto frescos in the Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze are well worth seeing.
Posted by: Erik Schwartz | Dec 21, 2006 8:17:08 AM
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