Gardens & Palazzos

Boboli Gardens, incredible! The Central Park of Florence. Today was the first rainy day we have had so far in Italy and it got pretty cold! We spent most of the day wandering around Boboli Gardens to Palazzo Pitti (the larger of the two Medici palaces in Florence) and Forte Di Belvedere (most importantly known as the site of Kim and Kanye's summer nuptuals!)  

We explored the costume gallery at Palazzo Pitti that displayed preserved clothing from the 16th century to today! Everything from actual clothes that Cosimo Medici wore to some of the original pieces made by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent, Versace and Roberto Cavalli. After getting my fashion history fix we made our way to the Academia to see Michelangelo's David. I knew it would be big but it's ENORMOUS! So impressive, that Michelangelo! 

By the late afternoon we just wandered around in the rain, going in to some art supply shops and little local ceramic shops. I found a local watercolor studio owned by a young Japanese girl who paints the most incredible water colors! I loved her Pinocchio! 

We later toured the Palazzo Vecchio (the smaller of the Medici palaces in the historic center of Florence). It was like walking into the Renaissance! 

The city is really starting to feel like Christmas! So festive and so pretty! Christmas lights line every street and the new Christmas markets went up today! This city is surreal. It feels like we are on the set of the Nutcracker! loving it so much!

We must have walked 20 miles today....So happy to be back in our cozy, warm villa in the hills! Tomorrow is Siena, Pienza and Montepulciano before we leave for Rome on Friday. Most of our pictures from today are on Vin's camera so I will have to upload those later! Miss and Love you all! Love, L & V