Florence

See, I’m not a liar; I told you I would tell you about Florence and now is my chance. We saw many things in Florence like the Duomo, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Vivolies, the David, and Pitti Palace, and we got to spend more time with my grandmother. When you looked at the Doumo you could picture the artist (Brunelleschi) carving pictures into the wall for many years only stopping his work for meals and sleep. Right next to the Duomo is Giotto’s bell tower another famous piece of art. We decided it would be fun to race to the top. We did just that and I beat my brother by 24 steps. When we got back down to the bottom, we found my grandma who was patiently waiting for us. We went strait to Vivolies and my brother and I ordered chocolate, chocolate Rica, and chocolate mousse while my mom ordered strawberry mousse and orange chocolate, and my grandma ordered another two flavors of chocolate. The day before all this happened we saw the famous David made by Michelangelo at the age of 29. He didn’t finish at the same age as he started because that would be nearly impossible with the texture he carved with just a little chisel and the anatomy he had to study. Right before we left we saw the Pitti Palace, which was huge and amazing. Room after room there were crystal chandeliers, mosaic floors, gold plated walls, art everywhere, and gold plated picture frames. Just to make the place a little more spectacular they had secret doors so the maids didn’t have to be seen in the main rooms and they could get to where ever they needed to be faster.

p.s. if you ever go to Monaco go to the chocolate store called chocolate de Monaco. It provides chocolate for the royal family. It is the best chocolate I’ve ever tasted.

Below I am going to give you some pieces of my journal from last month.  (Now separate posts)