More art

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This morning I didn't bother having intentions of getting up early, as they get me no-where. Once I was ready I walked to the end of my street and along the river to Santa Croce. The water was perfectly still and I took a great photo of the bridge reflecting on the water. Inside this church it is just like an art gallery, so much to see and all completed by masters of art. Michelangelo's tomb is here and a tomb for Dante, although he is actually buried in Ravenna. There are a few sculptures by Donatello. Many private chapels owned by well off families in the area. Giotto painted a few walls of 2 of the chapels, the paint work seems quite faded though. Walked back towards the Duomo and went to the Museo dell'Opera Duomo. In this museum is most of the original statues and paintings from the Duomo and Bapistry. There are 8 of the 10 original Gates of Paradise panels in bronze. Michelangelo's Pieta- which he intended for his own tomb, but never completed. It was also in this building that Michaelangelo carved his David. There were many statues carved by Donatello.
Next I went into the Bapistry- one of the oldest buildings in Florence. This is a small octaganol building at the front of the Duomo. The ceiling is covered in beautiful mosaics- breathtaking!
Lunchtime = pizza time. After refueling I walked to the National Archelogy Musuem. There are two floors to the museum. The first floor is full of Egyptian artifacts and the second floor is full of pottery (boring). The Eyptian stuff was okay and it reminded my of being in Eypyt. The best thing was a mummy that they had cut through the cloth of. I could see the many layers of cloth and bones!
Walked to the train station and caught a bus for Fiesole. Apparently there is a great view of the city from up there. 20 minutes later I arrived. The view was great and even better when I walked up a very steep path to a little park with a lookout. The dome of the Duomo high above the rest of the buildings.
Went back to my room and packed by bag ready to move on from Florence.

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Photos

01 Bridge
A bridge over the Arno River.

02 Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio.

03 Sticky tape
Sticky tape all over the painting must be part of the restoration process.

04 Michelangelo
Michelangelo's tomb.

05 Dante
Dante's tomb, although he wasn't actually buried here.

06 Tombstones
Underneath the church is this walkway. While walking from one end to the other, you are surrounded by many old tombstones.

07 Sante Croce
The front of the church.

08 Cathedral
Bell tower at the end of the street.

09 Ouch!
This was originally in the cathedral.

10 Carvings
This was also in the cathedral.

11 The original
An original panel of gold from the door of the Baptistry.

12 Statues
Original statues that decorated the outside of the cathedral.

13 Not replaced
Where the original statues once were.

14 Gold doors
The copy of the gold doors on the Baptistry.

15 Cathedral
Cathedral and bell tower.

16 Baptistry
Mosaic ceiling of the baptistry.

17 Ceiling
Mosaic ceiling.

18 Walls
The walls and part of the ceiling.

19 Inside
Inside the baptistry.

20 A mummy
A mummy disturbed from its sleep.

21 Frightened
Died of fright?

22 View
The view of Florence from Fiesole.

23 View
The dome is in the middle.