Florence and Pisa, Italy 2017

Docking at the Port of Livorno, Italy	Sunrise at the Port of Livorno, Italy	Gulls off our Balcony at the Port of Livorno	Container Ship leaving the Port of Livorno	Torre del Marzocco is a 15th century Observation Tower at the Port of Livorno
Solar Array between Livorno and Florence, Italy	Farmland in the Tuscany Region of Italy	Tuscany Countryside	Tuscany Farm on the way to Florence, Italy	Tram in Florence, Italy
Walking in Florence, Italy	Entering the Gallery of the Academy of Florence	Painting in the Gallery of the Academy of Florence	Michelangelo's unfinished statue of St. Matthew (1506)	Michelangelo's unfinished statue referred to as 'The Atlas'
Michelangelo's unfinished statue referred to as 'The Bearded Slave'	Palestrina Pieta (1555) is attributed to Michelangelo, but the provenance is somewhat controversial	Viewing Michelangelo's David at the Gallery of the Academy of Florence	Michelangelo's David (1501-04)	Left Side of Michelangelo's David
David's Left Hand holds the Pouch of the Slingshot	Slingshot Strap is across the back of David	What's in David's oversized right hand is still debated among some scholars	Close-up of David's right hand with what some scholars claim is a fustibal	Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower is the main church of Florence, Italy
Construction of this Cathedral took from 1296 to 1436 AD	Saint Mary of the Flower	Entrance into the Cathedral is under the Statue of St. Mary	The Dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi remains the largest Brick Dome ever constructed	The Cathedral Dome is one of the main Landmarks of Florence
The Baptistery of St. John sits across from the Florence Cathedral	"Gates of Paradise" doors took Lorenzo Ghiberti 21 years to complete	Bike Tour in Florence	This small electric Car is a Pasquali Risci	This Tower (1353) was a Jail for Women
Store on the Street in Florence	Fruit Stand on the Street in Florence	Palazzo Vecchio (started in 1299 AD) is the Town Hall of Florence	Entrance to the Town Hall of Florence is flanked by David (now a replica) and a statue of Hercules and Cacus	Loggia dei Lanzi (1376-82 AD) is an open-air Sculpture Gallery near the Town Hall
Sculptures in Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence	Perseus with the Head of Medusa in Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence	Street Performer among Statues of the Uffizi Gallery Florence	Another Street Performer outside of the Uffizi Gallery Florence	Piazzale Degli Uffizi is a narrow courtyard bisecting the Uffizi Gallery
Statues line both sides of Piazzale Degli Uffizi	DaVinci Statue in Piazzale Degli Uffizi	Amerigo Vespucci was born and raised in Florence	Leaving Piazzale Degli Uffizi	Ponte Vecchio (1345) is the Oldest Bridge in Florence
No extensive Wine List here	Mounds of Gelato	Sidewalk Artist in Florence	Piazza della Repubblica, Florence	Lunch at la Grotta Guilfa, Florence
Spaghetti Carbonara, Florence	Lasagna, Florence	Sidewalk Art, Florence	Mercado del Porcellino, Florence	Rubbing the nose of the Boar is supposed to bring good fortune, Florence
The Lily has been the symbol of Florence since the 11th century	Crossing the Arno River in Florence with Ponte Vecchio in the background	Tower of San Niccoli (1324 AD) was a gate in the defensive wall of Florence	A part of the Old City Wall of Florence	Overlooking the City of Florence
Photo Stop at Michelangelo Square above the City of Florence	Santa Maria della Spina is a small church on the Arno River in Pisa, Italy	A Shop in Pisa, Italy	City Walls of Pisa (1156 AD)	Pisa Cathedral (1063-92 AD)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (1173-1372 AD)	Favorite Tourist pose at the Leaning Tower of Pisa	The Tower began to sink during construction in 1178 AD)	Pisa Cathedral and it's Campanile (free-standing bell tower)	Old City Walls of Pisa
The Citadel of Pisa (1406) was restored after WWII	Never fails when you are in a hurry	U.S. Army Installation near Livorno since 1952	U.S. Army Installation between Pisa and Livorno	Passing Gorgona Island, Italy, which has an agricultural penal colony since 1869