After class I went shopping across the river then to the Uffizi gallery.
The Arno
One of the pieces of art on the bridge.
Pictures lining the hallway.
Hallway of the Uffizi.
A birth plate.
The Venus
June 9, 2016
June 8, 2016
Galileo Museum
After class I went over to the Galileo museum. The museum is very interesting and full of scientific and mathematical instruments.
Astrological globe
Nice rack of old test tubes.
Segment of an old map. Not very accurate but very well drawn.
Math supplies disguised as an old and very large book.
One of the devices Galileo built to test trajectory.
Vacuum chambers
After the museum I visited the arch for a few photos and found my dad a gift.
view of the Arno.
The Ponte Vechio
The Arch
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June 7, 2016
The Piazza Vecchio
After class I decided to wander around take some pics and enjoy Florence. Below are some pictures of piazza vecchio.
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June 6, 2016
Orsanmichele
Today was the first day of classes. I have the 9:00 history class. We met our teacher who is very nice and passionate about the Italian Renaissance. We went to Orsanmichele for the second half of the class. Orsanmichele was originally a grain market. The market was closed off during the fourteenth century and was used for grain storage and a meeting place for the guilds.
The bottom floor of Orsanmichele which is now a church.
A replica of a florin.
The St. Mark statue made by Donatello.
Shields representing some of the guilds.
After class we visited Panini Toscani and bought our textbooks. At 7pm I had a cooking class. The class was super fun and enjoyable. We made chicken and biscotti.
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June 5, 2016
Sunday
Since we had nothing planned my apartment walked around Florence and found our classes.
Enjoy this road sign.
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