Firenze - Just A Casual Easter

Another day, another early start...nothing new to the rowing boys. This Easter would be something different for everyone. However Signor Morrissey, Wood and Signora Corrado made it very special by giving each boy a special Easter egg. This was a great start to the day.

We left our accomodation in Bastia Umbria at around 7:30 local time. The rain continued to fall throughout the 2 hour bus ride to Firenze. After an inspiring briefing from arguably 2 of the most integral members of squadra undici, the boys arrived at the accomodation. We then departed for mass at La Basilica di Santa Croce. It was a different experience for all the boys as the mass was said in Italian. When Easter Mass was finished the boys enjoyed some free time to get lunch and roam around Piazza di Santa Croce.

Giardini Bardini was the next destination for the group. As we arrived at the entrance to the gardens we made the discovery that we had to in fact pay 5 euros to enter. We quickly moved on to Ponte Vecchio. Ponte Vecchio was built in the 16th century. It was the only bridge in Firenze not destroyed by the retreating Germans in WWII. After Ponte Vecchio the group travelled to the Galleria del'Accademia through the Uffizi Gallery courtyard, Piazza Signora and the Piazza del Duomo.

In the Gallery del'Accademia the boys witnessed one of the greatest sculptures in the world - Michelangelo's "David". This was truly awe-inspiring. After this we returned to the hotel to prepare for dinner at a local restaurant near the Ponte Vecchio.

Day 9 T Team
Kieran (Russo) and Dom