Here I am in Florence, where our hotel had a crazy purple head of The David. The indoor photos of David are postcards. Mom and I woke up very early to go to the Academy. We were there before it opened so we didn't have to wait very long. (And just so you know if you ever go there, you must have exact change to get in. If you don't, you can buy something from the gift shop to make change.) It is so hard to describe how amazing and impressive the David is. There were a few other interesting paintings there, but most of the crowd hovers around the statue, the center of attention.