The Rennisance

Today we made it to Uffizi Gallery to see a large collection of Rennisance art. Neither of us know anything about art, but the Rick Steves book helped us out, highliting the main pieces and providing explanations of critical details. It was interesting to see how the pieces evolved over the period. The artists got more and more realistic with the human form. As Kris put it, we saw all of the teenage mutant ninja turtles: Donnatelo, Rafael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo (da Vinci, that is).

We also saw the David replica in the square. Not nearly as magestic as the original. Kris and I talked at length about why - maybe the setting, maybe knowing it's a fake, or maybe there are some things that are not quite right, as the books say. One nice thing is that you can take a picture of it.



We also went to Ponte Vecchio. It's the only bridge that wasn't bombed during WWII by the Germans. It's a wired looking bridge, there are buildings all across it. When you walk across, it's all jewelry and watch shops.

At dinner, we asked if we could get a small amount of boiled vegetables for Owen. All they had were beans. I tried to mash them and he ate a few, but he prefered to eat them whole and feed himself. He probably ate about 4 or 5 beans. He's growing up so fast.

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