(That's the Museum of the History of Science, not the Museum of the Story of Science. Easy mistake). Of course I walked around it, and the Birth of Venus is fabulously wrapped around all sides. Fantastic! Fabulous!
Hilariously, this also functions as an ad for the Uffizi Gallery, just seconds down the road, which houses the Birth of Venus (it's super amazing up close. I had the gawker's mouth). Here are some pictures of the surrounding area, since I also realized there aren't actually pictures of Florence here (damn! I shall rememdy that!):
Ponte Vecchio(!!!), Arno River, Uffizi Gallery (grey and white building)
Ponte Vecchio(!!!), Arno River, Uffizi Gallery (grey and white building)
More typical Florentine buildings, on the other side of the river
Further down the river- the monestary San Miniato. Don't let the greenery fool you: one has to make an effort to see anything green in Florence. That depressed me for quite awhile.
Now to ruin everyone's fun- behold, the 2 foot GIANT RAT (or Nutria) that lives in Florence's sewers:
First imported to Italy from South America for their fur (!!!), they now eat rice crops and are considered a nuisance species. Idiots throw food for them from the Ponte Vecchio, much like idiots bend down and feed the feathered counterparts, the pigeon. NOOOOOOOooooooOOOOO!
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