I love Florence!

Fountain in Boboli Gardens



Statue in Boboli Gardens


Mosaics in Baptistery




Out side of baptistery




I got a late start today because I wasn't feeling well this morning. I felt so exhausted and dizzy, but I finally left the hotel at 2:00. I went to the Boboli Gardens. I was kind of disappointed and didn't feel like it was worth the 9 euro. I had kind of twisted my ankle walking to the gardens, so I wasn't able to see everything, but I did see the statue I wanted to see of this face. It was so awesome, I sat and sketched it really fast and I wrote this short poem as well:


I gaze upon the mysterious face through the trees
Captivated, yet I know not why.
The face is calm and holds strength and power
Eyes gaze upon a future I cannot see
Lips are almost a smile in serenity.
The cracks of age disguise his youthful completion.
And, I marvel.


After the gardens I ran into Darrin at the Pizza del Duomo, and he recommended that I go into the baptistery. The whole baptistery is in mosaics. The pictures, sadly, do not do it justice. The gold tiles sparkle and It is amazing the detail which was done in the 13th century.