Amazing!

With each excursion we take, it never ceases to amaze me how proud the Italians, and the Florentines, especially, are of the art treasures that surround them.   On one of the many school excursions, we walked to Museo di San Salvi, which was once a monastery, to tour some of the works of Andrea del Sarto, especially his Cenacolo....his last supper painted on the walls of the refectory.  The entire experience of witnessing art that is over 500 years and the absolute beauty of it is mind blowing.

I’m having technical difficulties trying to download other photos from that day.  If I figure it out, I will add them to another post.

In the meantime, the following day we went to Pisa and Lucca......

Ta da!  The Leaning Tower of Pisa!!

Of course, I had to take the iconic photo like so many others have of “holding up the tower!”  So, silly!

We walked around Lucca and I took a bunch of photos, but these were the most impressive.  I can’t remember the name of the building with the beautiful arches, but just look at it, can you imagine what it took to build it!

Fast forward to 3 August 2022…..I didn’t realize I never posted this….Here it is….