omg. its like 39 frigging degrees. was telling toad that if you drop a droplet of water down, it would vaporize upon contact with the ground. Bought our tickets to La Spezia with a transit at Pisa to peektures. Bout 7 per ticket.
Headed down to the Duomo about 1630 and realized that most of the attractions close at 1830. Went to the Baptistery of San Giovanni for the first stop. Its the oldest building in the square. The tradition that the Baptistery was once a Roman temple becomes understandable once we enter the building. In general arrangement, this vast domed space recalls the Pantheon and in fact it is enriched with elements taken from ancient monuments. By contrast, the floor evokes the Islamic world. The geometric wall decoration combines late- Imperial patterns with others of Germanic origin. The sumptuous mosaics of the dome, on the other hand reveal the influence of Byzantine art in central Italy. The overall effect reflects the magnificent crossroads of civilizations that was medieval Europe. The stories told by the mosaics on the dome is truely fascinating and i think if given the time, i can spend hours just looking at it.
Next, we headed to the Giotto's Bell Tower, a tiresome climb up to the top but were greeted by a good view of Florence. 414 is the magical number of steps to count if you want to reach the top. The city is perserved so well that the only relatively new building that i could tell is the train station. and the bell rang at 1815, their way of trolling us when we headed down after not hearing the 1800 bell. Rushed back up to try get a video (in video log) of it but that toad took my gopro and i missed the shot of running up the narrow stairway to the bell chamber. haha. well he was smiling (inside joke). With that, we just sat up there talking cock till we were chased out by the guard at closing time (1830)
Well, its dinner time! Pizza @ Pizzeria O’Vesuvio (Via del Cimatori), some place made even more famous by Jersey Shore, an american thrash reality tv show. Portions were huge! Do try their recommended pizzas. They're not bad. Had umbra (wild boar salami), Tricolore (combi of 3 types of cheese), Molisana (mushrooms) and 1 more. Aint as good as Pizzerium in rome, but better than most pizzas we've had.
What other way to wash down the pizzas with some beer. There was some no name micro beer house (Piazza de Cimatori 12) round the corner and it happened to be happy hour (1900-2100) too! Grabbed some stools and just sat outside the shop like a baus soaking in the florentine atmosphere before heading back early to the hostel.
tmr we hit the musuems!
the last judgement
the intricate mosaics that lace the dome of the baptistery
shearn dying haha.
the roof of the duomo
birds eye view
on top of the bell tower
giving rain to the people like old days
hipster duomo
wow wow we wow. thats high.
Pizzasssssssss
some micro beers
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