Here's a picture of me next to Il Duomo while waiting in line.
The doors and archway to the entrance were so delicate and intricate.
A small exhibit of statues on our way up to the top.
A view of the top fresco of the cathedral. This is the part that is inside the dome. We were up so high it was scary to think about the positions the painters were in, in order to create this wonderful work of art.
A view of the seats below.
This is a picture to show where we were walking: way up near the high rose windows. Eek!
Another view of the nave. Yup, we were up pretty high.
Ok now, prepare yourselves for the many views from the top...
Try not to think about falling off the top...
You can see Palazzo Vecchio in this picture.
Behind the dome in this picture you can see the train tracks we came in on. The station is named for that very same church, Santa Maria Nouvella.
A view of Il Duomo's campanile.
Whew, so many red rooftops. Next up, more views of our ramblings 'round the city.
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| in case you weren't sure what Il Duomo looked like, here's another view |
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| yay for equestrian statues! |
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| street view with you-know-who peeking in |
Well just in case you wanted some more views from up high, we also decided to climb up Il Duomo's campanile (it wasn't near as strenuous as the dome, and our ticket worked for both).
See those people around the top of the dome? That was us a few hours before!
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| look out below! |
Here is a close up of the fake David we saw yesterday because we didn't end up having enough time to go see it in person and the line was too long :(
We walked into a Ferrari exhibition while walking along the river, so that was cool. It was one of those things that would be unique about our trip--you don't see that every day!
For dinner, we went up to Michelangelo square, on a hill overlooking the city.
Yes, the fake Davids are everywhere.
A view from the cafe where we ate dinner.
Now, I'll leave you with some sunset views. (That's around 9pm here)
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