What can we say about Florence, centre of Tuscany and the Italian art world, other than it is a wonderfully charming and enlightened city. It is full of enticing streets, great eateries, cute cafe's and cool wine bars. After checking in to our little hotel in the centre of the city on the shores of the Arno river, where we decided to spoil ourselves with a little alone time in a room of our very own (which was pretty tiny, but nice), we spent the afternoon strolling the streets. We decided to start our cultural fest by meeting the most famous man in Florence, who else but Michaelangelo's David, a giant of a man. To be fully aware of his perfection, he needs to be seen in the flesh, as it were (actually marble). He is
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