We started off the morning going to our local bakery and getting some breakfast which we ate on the steps of the Basilica di Santo Spirito. This church is in the square near our apartment. (Our apartment is located in the Oltrarno quarter which is a nice residential neighborhood that is close to all the tourist attractions. It was a great location and I highly recommend it for people visiting Florence.) After eating our pastries we checked out the church.
Our primary activity for the day was going to Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia. Luckily Nancy had gotten us tickets in advance since the line for tickets was long. Per Rick Steves, most of the other art there does not compare with David and his tour starts with David so that’s where we started. It is incredibly beautiful. So much expression in stone! And the detail!
We listened to Rick Steves’ audio guide about David and then briefly looked at the other art in the museum. By then we were hungry. We went to a restaurant, Vino e Vecchio satori, recommended by our Airbnb host. There was a wait but it was definitely worth it, one of our best meals in Italy.
After lunch we walked around and saw some of the sights we hadn’t seen. We also walked to the magnum store and got a custom made magnum for Mike. Here are a few pictures.
We had dinner in the apartment that night.