Another team bit the dust today. This time it was Brasil - the team I picked to win it all!! All my teams are losing .. what's happening? I'm scared to cheer for another team now, because they'll end up losing. Next matchups are: Germany - Italy (I'm going for Germany), Portugal - France (I'm going for Portugal).
Today was our last day in Firenze, so our goal was to make good use of our time. For the most part, we got things done: we saw the places we wanted to see. But not without a little trouble. Today Grace and I got on each other's nerves a bit, because she was fed up with all the fútbol, and I'm getting a little tired of all the museums (I've been visiting museums for 5 weeks now .. it's tiring!).
Anyways, here's what we did. In the morning we went to visit the famous Palazzo degli Uffizi, probably the most famous museum in Firenze. The building (below) was designed and built in the 16th century. Although originally it housed government offices (uffizi means offices in Italian), presently it houses the world's single largest collection of Italian and Florentine art.
Highlights of the Uffizi were a few works by Botticelli, and Leonardo da Vinci. In fact, they had a superb exhibition on da Vinci called The Mind of Leonardo da Vinci. There was also a non-Italian art room which had a few interesting works by the likes of Rembrandt, Velázquez, and Goya.
Late in the afternoon I also walked over to the Basilica di Santa Croce, a basilica built late in the 13th century by the Franciscans. Unfortunately the doors were already closed so I was unable to see the interior of the basilica, but below is a photo of the church itself. This church is attached to a convent which holds the graves of many famous Italians, such as Michelangelo, for example.
Here are a few other random pictures we took throughout our stay here in Firenze.
After a long day of sightseeing, Grace cools down with a Cola.
Cub at sundown at Ponte Vecchio earlier today (we were there again tonight on our way to dinner).
Grace at the Museo di San Marco 2 days ago.
Next up: Roma!
Today's WM scores:
England 0 - Portugal 0 (1 - 3 Penalty shootout)
Brasil 0 - France 1
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