We started off by visiting the Medici Chapel where we admired Michelangelo Buonarroti's creations: Four allegorical monuments, Night and Day and Dawn and Dusk. The kids found it fascinating that one family could be so powerful and could own so much. They did ooh and ahh quite a bit today!!We went to mass at the the Medici Parish church of San Lorenzo...hmmmmm. I can just imagine what you are all thinking! Your kids hearing Palm Sunday Mass in Italian! ... Well I really must say they did me proud.
San Lorenzo
After a quick bite to eat and a little shopping (there must always be a little shopping)
we walked to Ponte Vecchio where we took photos.. (oh so many photos) and admired the view of the Arno.Shopping for new belts
Outside Palazzo Pitti
Then on to Palazzo Pitti where we looked for the Titians, Raphaels and Caravaggios amongst the hundreds of paintings. I really think they got an overdose of paintings here so I whisked them out into the sunshine and onto the grass of Giardino Boboli. I was still feeling a little energetic and wanted to find the famous 'Fat Bacchus' who features in all the guidebooks so, together with Edward Mamo, Keith and Veronica Sammut Alessi, we started the search. Half an hour later and 
exhausted, Veronica and I gave up but the boys would not!! They wanted to find that fat Bacchus if it was the last thing they did. Ten munutes later... Eureka!!
exhausted, Veronica and I gave up but the boys would not!! They wanted to find that fat Bacchus if it was the last thing they did. Ten munutes later... Eureka!!Exhausted
Searching...
At around 5.30 we slowly made our way back to Plus Florence.
As I write this blog the kids and Mr Marvic play Team Billiards, very noisy, very exciting and lots of fun! The winning team tonight: Marvic and Victoria!!!
The winners!
As I write this blog the kids and Mr Marvic play Team Billiards, very noisy, very exciting and lots of fun! The winning team tonight: Marvic and Victoria!!!
The winners!
... A domani!
Al
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