Florence was a powerful trading, textiles and banking city starting in the late middle ages. There was a lot of money and influential people in city during those times, so the arts followed them from Rome. A few pieces that you might recognize:
Has anyone seen this guy before? The Accademia Museum, where Michelangelo's David calls home, is rather small and only has this large space for David and a few other rooms of artifacts of the time period.
Something that was interesting to see at the Accademia was several of these statues 'in progress' that Michelangelo was working on when he died. I don't know how someone could cut a person out of a square block of stone like that! 
The best Kabob that I had in all of Europe was this one in Florence. If you ever go, you have to try them. I found out that they are a middle eastern food, not European, but they sure are tasty if you find the right place to get them. They are a combination of three meats, lettuce, tomato, some sause and varied other ingredients depending on the shop. Pure goodness.
The Florence Market. The girls loved this place...It is most known for its leather, but they had almost any other random trinket that you could want too.
Has anyone seen this guy before? The Accademia Museum, where Michelangelo's David calls home, is rather small and only has this large space for David and a few other rooms of artifacts of the time period. 
Something that was interesting to see at the Accademia was several of these statues 'in progress' that Michelangelo was working on when he died. I don't know how someone could cut a person out of a square block of stone like that! 
The best Kabob that I had in all of Europe was this one in Florence. If you ever go, you have to try them. I found out that they are a middle eastern food, not European, but they sure are tasty if you find the right place to get them. They are a combination of three meats, lettuce, tomato, some sause and varied other ingredients depending on the shop. Pure goodness.
The Florence Market. The girls loved this place...It is most known for its leather, but they had almost any other random trinket that you could want too.
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