We finally made it to the Museum Alinari to learn about the history of photography during yesterday's class session (after our grueling test). I was pleasantly surprised with the content of the temporary exhibit. It was of "little people" and how they can be dressed in adult clothing, or put into situations, and you have to look at the photo from different perspectives.. Unfortunately, my perspectives were, "Is that a child? Or is it a little adult?"
The progression of cameras is on display in the permanent part of the museum which was very interesting to see how the camera has evolved from a device used only by professionals who didn't mind lugging their equipment, to the rich who could afford a camera when it got slightly smaller (but still paid someone else to lug their equipment), to usage by families and individuals for hobbies. They even went as far to add an extra box to house the first ever cellular device with a camera in it - an old Nokia slider cell phone.
I finished the second book I was reading yesterday, Something Blue by Emily Giffin. A nice easy, summer read. Emily and I went out to dinner at a small restaurant in Piazza Signoria and I ordered my first calzone over here - ham, artichoke, mushrooms, & mozzarella. It was larger than my head, so I carried the second half home with me when we were finished. We decided to stop at the News Cafe under our apartment and ordered a bottle of a nice spicy, red wine. Yum! We used the WiFi at the cafe and sat for about two hours. Once we decided to move around, we took a quick walk to Piazza de Repubblica to check out the Florence Fashion show. There were tons of people mobbing the newly opened Hard Rock Cafe for drinks (we are going the first night the kitchen is open for burgers) and tons of people in the Piazza. I couldn't even make out the carousel.
We made our way people watching through the Piazza and started to head home. That's when the unthinkable happened. I bought a purse. Total shocker, I know :)
We were cracking up the way the guy followed us for almost two blocks when I finally turned around and told him that he was asking way too much and the only way he was going to make a sale was to give it to me for my lowest offer. Naturally, he was happy to get the money even though he acted like I was practically stealing it from him - yeah, right.
We came home, hit the hay, and here I am. I had planned to go to Pisa this morning with Lizzi and the girls, but they went out last night and just woke up. I wouldn't make it back to Florence in time for my class if I left now, so I am going to see if one of the girls in my photo class wants to go next Monday after class. I heard that Pisa is disgusting, but you have to go take loads of pictures holding up the tower or I just feel like I would have missed something. For some reason, the Leaning Tower of Pisa has always been engrained in my mind as something spectacular ever since I was little. It has always intrigued me, and seeing it is just not an option in my book. Maybe Emily and I will stop on our way home from Lake Como on Saturday.
I just threw in some laundry and need to run down to the store to get more cereal for my yogurt. Chat with you soon!
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| Sunset over the Arno River |
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| My Enormous Calzone |
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