Florence Day 2

We started the day with a visit to the Accademia to visit Michelangelo's David. The statue is massive and amazing. The museum where it is held also has some unfinished sculptures of Michelangelo's. It was fascinating to see the figures coming to life in the large marble pieces and then the end product of the David. Museums are not our thing and we thought an afternoon outside enjoying the Boboli Gardens would be more our speed. We were not disappointed. These gardens are beautiful and enormous. The weather was fantastic and it was a great afternoon to stroll thru a true Italian garden. I had scheduled a cooking class for the evening and we had worked up an appetite. The cooking class was our favorite experience in Florence. We were in a room with 11 students and two chefs. Brian and I were joined by a couple from NYC at our cooking station. We made an artichoke flan, crispelle alla fiorentia (which we had enjoyed the night before), chicken caccitore, and panna cotta. All of them were delicious. Hopefully we will be able to recreate them at home. Overall, it was a great evening of good food, great wine, and even better company.