Day 2. No formal miles, but 4 more miles run and several more walked as tourists.
Today, was another tourist day. A visit to the Accademia is a must! Not only is it jam packed with art from all the great Renaissance artists, it also houses Michelangelo’s most famous statue, David. In this statue, we see King David (before he was king) contemplating his battle with Goliath. Here’s the statue and a better explanation: 
And the background: 
We also toured the Duomo cathedral, a truly impressive cathedral in the heart of Florence!
Now, to the 50 year old dots. In the late 60’s, there was a popular singer named, Donovan. He had a few hits, including “Mellow Yellow”, and “Hurdy Gurdy Man”. Now, for 50 years I’ve known the words to Hurdy Gurdy man, (“then comes the Hurdy Gurdy man singing songs of love”), but didn’t have a CLUE what Hurdy Gurdy meant!
In the Accademia museum, there is a section on musical instruments. In it, I saw this: 
Yes, that is a 350 year old Hurdy Gurdy! Who would know? Now, I know. It only took 50 years!
Ciao!
Wow! I’m glad you’re taking tourist time before heading out. What a treat to see Michelangelo’s David in person. That’s a beautiful cathedral as well! How long until you set out?
Thank you, Micah. Both Diane and I wish we had an eye for at like you and Alex do. Then we could better appreciate what it is that we see. We can’t wait until you two begin to travel more.
Our walk starts on Monday. Today we take the train to Lucca, where we will start our walk.
“Quite rightly “… So will the two of you now I’ll be singing all of Donovan songs? Too bad I wasn’t there, I could help you out. I always have a song in my head! LOL looking forward to your next days adventure and living it vicariously.
So, you’re just mad about saffron, eh? It’s amazing how these sounds can stick in our brains!
And saffron’s mad about me
Judy says if Johnathan had a twin he’d be named Donovan. 🙂
Johnathan & Donovan…hmmm
And Johnathan could have used a Hurdy Gurdy player in his band!