My First Trip to Firenze/Florence - May 4, 2009

Aah. The birthplace of the rebirth. I LOVE the Renaissance time period - it seems to be the time when art came alive through the realism movement. Artists moved from to to three dimensions. So, needless to say, I am in heaven in Florence. Here are a few of my favorite photos:

VECCIO PALACE: This is the first structure I explored in Florence and it is stunning. Nearly every room in the palace had as much or more detail than is in this photo. I thought about how much time went into creating this several hundred years ago and that it must have been a huge investment of money and several decades to create.

A view of the dome of the Duomo out one of the windows of the palace.

I love the detail on these wood doors.

I like this wall because it is a mixture of frescos and sculpture. There is molding around the door, but everything else is painted on the wall.

I love the ceiling in this room.

This is called the green room - for obvious reason, but there is such amazing harmony between the colors used in the ceiling, floor and walls.

This is a grand hall and the ginormous walls are covered with ginormous frescos and marble statues line the sides by the lights.

Me and a view from the highest level porch of the palace.

The palace courtyard - I love the way the light enters the courtyard. Everything abot this structure was calculated to the smallest detail (like how the light shines through the open roof)

Another photo giving a better view of the detail on the columns.

An outside shot of one of the really hot statutes in the piazza.

Up angle of the San Maria Novella.

The Tuscan countryside out the train window on my way to Florence.

The Firenze Battistero and Duomo.

I can't figure out photos on this stupid blog. I uploaded a few more, but somehow deleted them and I don't have time right now to readd them. Ug. Stupid blogging program.