After a little bit of rest, I started feeling antsy and decided to go out and see what
Florence looked like after dark. There were no other takers for this plan, so I went out
alone and wandered around for awhile, taking several pictures.
The Baptistery
Duomo Façade
Base of Campanile
Statues on Campanile
South Side of Duomo
The Orsanmichele Church, located between the Duomo and the Piazza della Signoria, was not
open at the time, but it has 14 niches in its exterior walls which hold statues by
prestigious artists. I circumnavigated the church, taking pictures. Here are a few of them.
St. Peter, Ciuffagni (1415)
Four Crowned Martyrs, Nanni di Banco (1408)
St. George, Donatello (1416)
St. Matthew, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1419-20)
St. Stephen, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1428)
St. Mark, Donatello (1411)
The Piazza della Signoria was still pretty crowded, and many food establishments seemed
to still be open for the after-dark crowd.
Palazzo Vecchio and Loggia dei Lanzi
Palazzo Vecchio
Horses, Neptune Fountain
Minions, Neptune Fountain
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Loggia dei Lanzi and Neptune Fountain
Via dei Calzaiuoli
Cafés and Pedestrians
Triumphal Arch, Piazza della Repubblica
Piazza della Repubblica
On reconvening at the hotel, the real world intruded on our vacation (one of the
dangers of leaving CNN on the TV), with the announcement of the death of Michael
Jackson. Weird guy, good music. Sad.
