Originally posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 01:19 PM NST.
2005? What is this?

Not until we completed the various tours of Florence did we have a real understanding for the number of famous works of art within the city. Yesterday, in the Uffizi Gallery, we saw Leonardo da Vinci’s first painting where he invented a technique to reproduce more life-like scenes – a techniques that was instantly copied by every contemporary. In the next room sits Michelangelo’s only painted work other than the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome. Sorry, no photos allowed. In case you haven’t guessed already, they don’t allow pictures or filming of any kind at any of these venues.

IMG_9319: A view from the Uffizi. You’re allowed to take pictures inside, as long as the camera is pointed outside.

The right guide is what can make a tour enjoyable and informative though – they seem to be mainly teachers and students taking some work on-the-side here. Although it’s no wonder that the tour companies have hired knowledgeable people, because not only is each company licensed with the city, but a representative from the city accompanies the group to ensure that they are giving an accurate presentation.

Anyway, this may be the last entry to this weblog – we’re on our way home soon. We’ve had a good trip and hope you all have enjoyed the pictures. It’s cool hearing the comments we’ve gotten (good and bad!), so if you’ve followed along but haven’t yet sent a message, please fire something off to info@kimgoodyear.com

Thanks
See ya
Kim

EDIT: Not so fast! We’re gonna travel in reverse through our trip and post some streaming video from each region. We’ve been looking trough them and will be posting the more interesting ones every few days. It should be entertaining and educational, as long as no one is offeneded by a couple of Newfies mangling some Italian words and place names, perhaps peppered with a bit of swearing. :)

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