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Feb. 18th, 2016 10:55 amI am having a massage in just about an hour, over my lunch hour. Don't sigh with envy. She beats the crap out of me. This is not for relaxation, it's to subdue the knots in my neck and shoulders.
On Sunday I am going to see this. It's a walk through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and possibly with some views of the city as well. My friend is taking me for my birthday present. It looks pretty awesome. It's also a bit of a walk down memory lane. Nearly 20 years ago (in October) she and I went to Italy, took a bus tour and went to the Uffizi on our last day on the tour. We both really liked Florence, what we got to see of it and the gallery as well. I think perhaps we didn't fully appreciate it, though, because at the end of nearly two weeks, we were a bit burned out. Tired of looking at churches and galleries and pictures and living out of a suitcase. It was a great tour but we were ready to go home. We'd had 4 days in London at the start, plus the 13 or so day tour, then we flew back to London but just overnight until our flight home the next day. Florence is a city I would like to see again, this time spending a few days or more there to just soak up the atmosphere and revel in the amazing art. I remember seeing Michaelangelo's David in the Accademia gallery. It was so realistic that you thought it would take a breath and step off the plinth! It's very impressive when an artist can make something of stone that looks so real.
2016 book catchup
( 2016 books )
On Sunday I am going to see this. It's a walk through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and possibly with some views of the city as well. My friend is taking me for my birthday present. It looks pretty awesome. It's also a bit of a walk down memory lane. Nearly 20 years ago (in October) she and I went to Italy, took a bus tour and went to the Uffizi on our last day on the tour. We both really liked Florence, what we got to see of it and the gallery as well. I think perhaps we didn't fully appreciate it, though, because at the end of nearly two weeks, we were a bit burned out. Tired of looking at churches and galleries and pictures and living out of a suitcase. It was a great tour but we were ready to go home. We'd had 4 days in London at the start, plus the 13 or so day tour, then we flew back to London but just overnight until our flight home the next day. Florence is a city I would like to see again, this time spending a few days or more there to just soak up the atmosphere and revel in the amazing art. I remember seeing Michaelangelo's David in the Accademia gallery. It was so realistic that you thought it would take a breath and step off the plinth! It's very impressive when an artist can make something of stone that looks so real.
2016 book catchup
( 2016 books )
