market cornered on david statues

saw dome.. moved on. From Florence: Italy

so we had each heard from various people that florence was ok for a stop, but not really that great compared to other italian cities. so we decided to stop and take a look, since we needed to do a train connection there anyway, but to keep it brief. we had joked about making tourist books called "2 hours in ____" and, as it turned out, our visit would have been perfect for the first book/pamphlet "2 hours in Florence" and took almost exactly that long.

we have several postcards with a close-up of David's junk. if the USPS allows it, you just might get one. From Florence: Italy

fun fact: during the Renaissance era, a small penis was considered "fashionable". hence, the proportions of all of the statues you see.
(i'm sure someone will point out that this is actually the replica of the real david, but that is a lie.)

while we were at it, we decided to do the david-trifecta and see the other two (better) david statues:

Leonardo's gay David. From Florence: Italy

Verrocchio's bad ass David. From Florence: Italy

so this adds another thing to our list of things we really never need to see again: arcs, paintings of the crucifixion, statues of david.

just like the picture! From Florence: Italy