More Florence

So we go into this sort of back street museum with all kinds of people smoking and loitering around outside. We pay our money and walk inside-nothing spectacular here just the usual ancient masterpieces. Then you turn a corner, and there it is: Michaengelo's David. I've seen this in books many times, but nothing prepares you for the magnifisance of this statue. It sits in a lighted rotunda on a pedestal about two meters high. The whole piece is probably five meters high. It depicts David just after he's killed Goliath. He's holding his sling in such a way that it is hardly visable. His demenor is serene relaxed as if it was not his but the hand of God who killed Goliath. How do you convey that in stone?Come see it. That's not all. There are several Michaelangelo statues in various stages of completion. They are magnificent possibly the chisel marks of the master himself. Statues go from rough to less rough to smooth to more finished--muscle, sinue, and blood vessel emerge in order. It's awe inspiring in the extreme. We had been on our feet all day so we were glad to get back to the hotel for a break. Soon we were out again for dinner. Tired, and not wanting to spend the energy to look for another restaurant, we went back Zio gigi. The singing waiter was not there, but that was ok because we were tired, and the quiet made our anniversary evening all the more intimate.