The orphanage took my heart! I was privileged to have over 400 infants and children come into my home for emergency foster care. I love the idea that Nuns were there ready to wrap their arms and give their hearts to children in such a difficult time. Thank you for sharing this part of Florence.
Hey fellow fister moms... I adopted one daughter. And have another 2 that are adopted in my heart. I took mostly teen girls bc I Knew they'd be Safe with me !
When I was in Florence, we did go in the duomo but I would say seeing the outside was the best. I liked Florence because it was so walkable. I was on a tour with a choir from a college that sang in many different venues. (I did not sing.). But 4 of us booked a food tour. Our guide took us to several stores and the market where we bought ingredients for a our meal. Then we went to a Da Pinnochio restaurant where the chef cooked us several meal courses. We ate in kind of a wine cellar in the basement of the restaurant. I remember our guide said her kids' snack after school was usually salted fava beans. I also remember sitting in kind of an alcove kitty corner from the David replica with steps you could sit on out of the sun. There were "atmospheric police" making sure people picked up their trash and didn't lay down there. Love your videos and the memories they have invoked.
Snow and Curt! Thank you, in particular, for these last two videos. From the nitty, gritty of the Carrera marble fields, to the David masterpiece, the Duomo and Grand Market, you have presented such a real and personal view. Most touching was the explanation of the Orphanage. With that presentation you showed your precious compassion, and included the necessary dark side of beautiful Florence and the de Medici.
Well now you’ve done it! My husband and I visited Italy as part of our retirement cruise in 2019 and fell in love with the entire country, but especially Florence. I have now, after watching your amazing video, spent at least an hour making preliminary plans for a new trip to Florence. We will be in Barcelona mid-March, 2025, and I am going to create a side trip to Italy so we can spend some time in Florence - my very favorite Italian city. Pompeii and Herculaneum are close behind though. Good grief, Rome was fascinating as well. If you are in Rome I can, as a senior with heart issues, highly recommend a golf cart tour of central Rome as your first activity. That tour will go a long way toward helping you fix in your mind the locations you may want to leisurely walk around and see, as well as the ones you can simply skip altogether because you saw them from the golf cart. I enjoy each of your videos so much and spend most of my time planning travel adventures. Thank you.
Cristofori is credited with inventing the piano - he worked for Medici. Pianoforte comes from the two words piano, meaning quiet or soft, and forte, meaning strong or loud. The Pianoforte has pedals unlike the harpsichord, which allows you to soften or quieten your playing, hence the name.
Also, the ironwork you asked about - that one in particular had both hoops and a ring on - so I'd say that this one is for tethering your horse and setting your "standard" or flag in place. Maybe identifying who the horse belonged to? LOL. They could also be used for torches but torches would normally be higher up the building. You'll see a lot of them around Italy, all kinds of fantastical beasts etc.
Seems like a lot of people are reliving favorite trips or planning new ones thanks to you two. 😄If you can’t get to Italy may I recommend Sarasota FL to see a replica of David at the Ringling Museum. It’s right across the street from the airport and it’s one of our city symbols. From the back of course. 😜There’s even a free admission day. It’s a beautiful little city with something for everyone except mt climbers,but alas the closest to walking the streets of Italy is going to be Epcot. I’m loving your journey!
hi Curt. Hi Snow. Most beautiful and full of history. But I must admit, I was cringing at all the people you were sharing space with.😮. I think PTSD grabbed me after 2020. I won’t go where there’s lots of people. I’m working my way through it. I had double pneumonia in January 2022. 15 days in isolation and almost died. All they did for me was oxygen. Care back then was totally different. I lived through sure will power and prayer. The young dr I had prayed over me daily. I’m blessed and will never take my health for granted. I had never had the flu or anything. And Snows health scare freaked me out too. I’m so happy you two show us beautiful places that I no longer desire to go myself. Maybe one day life will return to normal in my head. Love you both ❤
It's understandable, these last few years have had a big impact on physical and mental health and it's no small thing, especially for those who are more vulnerable. I didn't get sick at all and I still have the habit of holding my breath if people walk close to me. But oddly enough, when I went to Spain, to treat my mental illness, I was so in awe of the beauty that I forgot all about my dislike of crowds - to a point, it was easier in smaller cities, Barcelona was more difficult. But coming home to winter and rising COVID cases had me holding my breath again. I can imagine it would be so much worse for people who did get sick and those who are immune compromised! And then of course there are those who didn't fear the pandemic, but suffered mentally from being disconnected socially and that's no small thing either, although the duration of their suffering was shorter. All of us have been affected in different ways and it can take time to process and work out how to live again, in a way that suits us personally. Wishing you a brighter future 💛
I got so engrossed in the beauty of what you have shown us. That I forgot to do alike almost but I wouldn't forget to do the like. What a wonderful beautiful city. I just absolutely not only loved all of the statues of key David. But I also just absolutely loved the beauty of that wonderful building that you didn't code inside. This is one video that took my breath away. When I went to europe that was somewhere I wanted to Thank you for taking.
I love your channel! And I don't comment often but your channel is the one I always look forward to seeing what's new and today's video hit home. I've watched it three times because exactly 10 years ago I was in Florence and have been trying to get back there. So seeing this video just made me so happy, I remember the sights and sounds and oh the smells, it all brings back such wonderful memories... THANK YOU 💖
👍🤩💝🎁💫✨Fantastic. Watching this video brought back such wonderful memories of my time there. I appreciate you guys and the work you put into your videos. Thank you for sharing your journey. 🎁🤩💝✨💫
Fabulous sculpture! An adventure and surrounded by marble in Florence! The man cutting pizza with scissors, brought back a forgotten memory to me. When I was a very little girl, in the 1950’s, my mom & dad would make homemade pizza and use scissors to cut it! What a good memory recall, thanks!!!
Wow!!! What an absolutely AMAZING place to see! Everything was spectacular. I've never seen a market place like that before! There is so much to see and do. Thank you for taking us along with you!!
I have not been inside the Duomo but have been outside. Planning on going this June because the Tour De France is starting in Florence this year and as an avid fan it's my bucket list to see it.
I had to giggle. A quick pass thru of the leather and then an inventory of the food market! Thank you so much for the wonderful tour of the city. Loved the old pianos
Again, among your many subs I thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. I will probably leave this earth never actually seeing the wonderful things you have shown us, so you don't know how wonderful you are!
Thanks Snow for telling us about the orphanage. As a young woman I gave up a child for adoption and it is never easy. Florence is so beautiful, can you imagine how busy it will be in tourist high season, oh my goodness. My husband is a soap stone carver and would be in his glory to see the marble carvings and stone buildings. Wow, no shortage of food in Italy, how does one choose, you two will have to do a lot of walking to keep the pounds off. My Italian neighbours where I grew up always walked after their meals, good for the digestion and keeping their weight down, plus they worked extremely hard. 🌷
I’m just going to say thank you so very much for showing me another part of the world 🗺️ . I will never be able to afford to travel , you two have made my travels easy and most beautiful ! Hello kitties 😊❤. Be well and safe travels !
Hi Snow and Curt Many thanks for covering this. The items are remarkable. The paintings are brilliant for the amount of years that have been available to the general public. This city looks amazing. It’s beautiful and so much to see. Even the food looks amazing. I could certainly live there. Much love and respect from across the pond in Uk x
We travelled in a dodge caravan from Turkey back to Glasgow Scotland a few years ago. We visited 16 countries in 6 weeks, it was awesome. We loved Florence.
Glorious! I was last there 50 years ago. It was so quiet, and it was summertime! It was a beautiful video and I could have listened and watched for hours. Grazie from NY
It’s so amazing to imagine the formation of these gorgeous churches with basic tools. I loved the museum of musical instruments. Fascinating city! ✌️❤️⛪️
Ok, now..., finally..., some good Italian food. The server cutting a slice with a scissor cracked me up. Get him a pizza roller. That market is a chef’s delight, such an abundant selection. Fascinating City, the artistry there is incredible. That Church was a masterpiece, I suppose we can all look online to see the interior, that line to get in was way too long. Thank you for all the history, very interesting.
Amazing video between the statue of David and the graffiti story I was just in awe. Love how you bring the history to life for us and the connection you made between the marble mines we saw in your last video was great. ❤❤❤👍🏻
I hope someday you’re able to return and see the Doge’s palace that you walked by. For me that was the highlight of my visit to Florence. And as amazing as Florence is, Venice and Rome are even more amazing IMO. Italy offers sos so much for visitors, both in the cities and the countryside
Florence's inestimable artistic wealth transforms the entire city into a living work of art, where every corner exudes cultural splendor and historical significance.
Good morning Snow and Curt ☀️ No wonder you called this video speechless. There were so many stunning works of art and fantastic buildings that were basically works of art on their own. I think my neck would be sore from swiveling this way and that, after a day walking around Florence. After seeing the small streets of Florence, you guys definitely made the right call parking your home and taking the train. What a great way to be able to see the city without the stressful drive in. I love all these tips that will help make traveling easier for those of us hoping to follow in your tire tracks 😉 Another amazing video that leaves me wishing for more to watch, also encouraging me to get our van built that much faster. As always, safe travels to you and the kitties and I can't wait to see what you two get up to next, 🤗🇨🇦
Thank you for showing the beautiful city of Florence. I was there with my daughter in 2019, but now I’ll have to go back and see all of the things we missed. I did get a lovely leather purse while there…Snow it’s worth the splurge, lol.
We adore Florence and hope you get more than one day to see it! The Uffizi is amazing if your after some more art. I loved that you pointed out the pieces that Napoleon purloined, provenance is so interesting!
I was there years ago and saw the statue of David. Back then they did not allow pictures, so I'm surprised you were allowed to video. I so miss the food in Italy, the people, the history. Enjoy yourselves
The piano Forte was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori. Florence is mind blowing. I can't wait to go back. The plaza with all the statues is just outside the Uffizi Gallery - most famous museum in Florence. You didn't go? Right by the Ponte Vecchio. Didn't you go there either?
Wow, another fantastic video! I’m sorry that you didn’t make it inside the Duomo because it is stunning. Thankfully you can see the interior pictures online. Thanks for taking us along.
The inside of that church has a centuries old smell. It's not a bad smell but it's something I encountered in 2005 when I went there. I want to go back, it's so different.
We were supposed to go to Florence today, but I let a head cold and 4 hours of travel stop me. Was so surprised to see you doing a video os this city, now I at least can see it through your eyes. Rome is even busier, if you go see the Sistine Chapel get tickets early and the cost is 78 Euros each. Thanks for the tour
I'm feeling really ill-educated right now. I didn't know until you told us that David was THE David of David & Goliath. 75 and still learning (and loving it).
You're definitely making me want to return to Florence! Pace yourselves. It's very different than South America. it's been there for thousands of years, it'll wait for you to rest a bit.
Florence looks to be almost overwhelming! Thank you for your excellent video from your perspective, I loved seeing everything from the museums to the markets! The foods looked divine so it’s a good thing you live in a van and can’t bring much home! Just kidding, I would be so tempted!🤣💕🇨🇦
No European would question you getting public transport into the city, it is a smart thing to do. I bet you enjoy the feel of the place you are visiting more as well!😊
Hey guys. I am watching in a different way today. I am having a Snow and Curt marathon! I have not watched you from the first video before and I love it!
When I went to Italy in 1997, my very first vision, after arriving at my hotel, was the Duomo in a light snow. The interior is unbelievable. The history in Italy is everywhere and what impressed me is the people knew their history very well.
Huh! I was not expecting that plaza with all the statues. I was there about 20 years ago, and I don't remember them being there. The first time I went, 40 years ago, we went to a park overlooking the town. That's where the David replica was. I wonder if they have 2 replicas or if they moved it back into town. Great video, guys!
So beautiful!!! For someone like me who can no longer travel, I truly appreciate you sharing this with us. Makes us feel that we’re there too … THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! God bless you and keep you safe and protected in your journey. ❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing. I was in Florence 11 months ago, not sure if you are still there, but two ‘must do’s’ the Uffizi museum, and Ponte Vecchio. If you can, get a train to Pisa to see the leaning tower.
When we were in Florence in 1976, we stayed in a pensione across from the doors of the Duomo. There were no lineups, and you could enter at will. (There was a fair bit of scaffolding at the time as they were cleaning the marble) . The same for the Academia and David...possibly 10 to 15 people were there with us and it was free if I remember correctly. We were on a cycle/tent trip for the year and Florence just blew us away. We saw so much in that year and now when I watch videos of peoples trips to Europe I am so tankful we saw it all before the immense crowds you see now. (an example of this is when we went to Stonehenge...it was just us, no fences, a few sheep and a man cutting hay and we were able to spend hours there)
Florence is absolutely stunning and this video brought back so many memories from when I was there almost 20 years ago. Looks like a lot has stayed the same and some things have also changed. When I was there, you weren’t allowed to have your camera out at all near David. They were VERY strict about “no foto!!” 😅 Thanks for taking us along!
Oh I just love the detailed tours you guys give us , thank you so much for sharing this and your lives and your sweet kitties with us !!! I just love you and Snow , you guys are awesome !!!
Ever since I read a book as a teenager i've wanted to see Florence, Or firenza, as they call it. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures there and the history that you share, It is an amazing place that some day I hope to get there. I'm 74, so I'm thinking it needs to be sooner rather than later. But getting to see it with you was wonderful. Thank you so much and God bless you guys.
Great video. When I visited Florence many many years ago, I went all the way up the dome. You start your way up trough spiral stairs inside the church's walls, but once you reach the dome itself, you find that there are actually two distinct domes, an inner dome an an outer dome which is seen in the video. The stairs that lead to the top wind their way up in between those two, layered domes. Very impressive stuff, even more so considering the era this was built.
Wow absolutely a beautiful place, my mother in law was from Italy she met my father in law during the war he was military 🪖 they got married over there and then moved to USA right after and as soon as she came to usa her city was bombed and all her family was killed a very sad story but she felt if she hadn't met my father in law she feels she would have died too! And I also believe she would have been killed too!!!! Lived in the USA for the rest of her life and never went back!! A very sad story Thanks guy for sharing very interesting!!! Cheers guys 🍻 ❤❤❤
What a fabulous video. Many of these things I had never heard of and I am in awe of being able to see them. My favorite thing is the orphanage story. So sad but also so wonderful. And that church wow. Thanks for sharing all your travels with us I really look forward to your videos.
Good morning! I love Firenze(Florence) so so so much. ❤❤ Il Papiro is a beautiful marble paper studio/shop that I stumbled upon there and I still order journals online to gift friends now and again. The Duomo colors are different types of marble, but still marble.
My favorite city..I love Cinque Terre, but Florence was beautiful. I spent 3 days in Rome and wished I hadnt..Many blessings on this trip. So lovely to see you there considering the Italian hospital in Argentina was so instrumental in your recovery. ❤️
It's a very busy city this time of year. Although the city is beautiful with lots of art. The last city of the five that you visited speaks to my soul!
You lucky guys! I tried visiting Florence once but got caught in a traffic jam for hours and had to give up. But I managed Rome and Venice. Extraordinary places even if some people put Venice down as a tourist trap ( it is the prettiest trap I ever visited)
So glad you're in Florence! It's one of my favorite cities. There's so much to do and see and eat. I hope you're having a blast! Please eat a lot of focaccia (foh-kah-cha) pizzas and gelato on behalf of all of us. I'm sure you've moved on past Florence but I hope you got a chance to see the Uffizi Gallery too!
It's so funny to me, because this is the first time I see you walking around a place I visited myself. Walking through the same market, seeing the same things. Florence was one of my favourite places ever and I would have moved there immediately if I had the chance.
Thank you again for providing such an interesting history on another magnificent city like Florence. I was there and boy the Duomo is massive to say the least. Seeing David in person was awesome for me and to see the scale of that magnificent sculpture, photos don’t do it justice. I was in awe when I saw it too! Great tour of the marketplace and I had to buy a leather purse. Snow you show such beautiful restraints from buying goodie’s at every place you visit. 👏Wonderful tour and capturing all the best places of Florence 👏 and it brought back memories of my time there. I loved Italy so much with all the cheese, wine, pasta, and pastries! 😊 Are you going to take the train to Venice? Another wonderful place to visit! 🎥 ❤️👍👏
What a great video! I loved your stories and everything you showed! A+ episode. I was in Italy in 2015. There is nothing like it. I was there in October/ November and didn’t have those crowds. Was in 5 different cities. In Milan I walked to the top of the Duomo. There was a longer line to take the elevator to the top and I wanted the challenge. Both had an entrance fee. It was a spiral staircase with uneven steps and different widths. The top was rewarding. You step outside and are right there with the beautiful statues. The way you felt being in Italy was the same I felt. Nothing like it!
wow the veins on Davids hands and feet were so amazing! Thank you for letting us see all that up close I never had noticed it before but book pics just don't do justice to this awesome work of art! 🎻and all the music info wow!
Great story about the first orphanage and the way it was set up. I've studied a lot about Italy, so was excited to learn something new from you two! xxoo
The person who invented the piano is Bartolomeo Cristofori. The pianoforte is an early piano invented by the same person. The entire outside of the Duomo is faced with polychrome marble - white, green and red and was added in the 19th century. It is actually constructed with a double shell which was molded from limestone and marble.
The orphanage took my heart! I was privileged to have over 400 infants and children come into my home for emergency foster care. I love the idea that Nuns were there ready to wrap their arms and give their hearts to children in such a difficult time. Thank you for sharing this part of Florence.
I agree I felt the same way seeing the orphanage I also did Foster and I adopted 5 kiddos out of foster
The orphanage was a part of the city that I had to see! Such a special place. Thank you for fostering!
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Hey fellow fister moms... I adopted one daughter. And have another 2 that are adopted in my heart. I took mostly teen girls bc I Knew they'd be Safe with me !
The art, architecture, history of Florence is breathtaking. Just glorious beauty that is hard to believe it has survived the centuries.
It amazing
I just stood and Marveled at David. I remember looking at the dimple in his knee and being amazed at the detail!!
and survived wars ❤
When I was in Florence, we did go in the duomo but I would say seeing the outside was the best. I liked Florence because it was so walkable. I was on a tour with a choir from a college that sang in many different venues. (I did not sing.). But 4 of us booked a food tour. Our guide took us to several stores and the market where we bought ingredients for a our meal. Then we went to a Da Pinnochio restaurant where the chef cooked us several meal courses. We ate in kind of a wine cellar in the basement of the restaurant. I remember our guide said her kids' snack after school was usually salted fava beans. I also remember sitting in kind of an alcove kitty corner from the David replica with steps you could sit on out of the sun. There were "atmospheric police" making sure people picked up their trash and didn't lay down there. Love your videos and the memories they have invoked.
Snow and Curt! Thank you, in particular, for these last two videos. From the nitty, gritty of the Carrera marble fields, to the David masterpiece, the Duomo and Grand Market, you have presented such a real and personal view. Most touching was the explanation of the Orphanage. With that presentation you showed your precious compassion, and included the necessary dark side of beautiful Florence and the de Medici.
Well now you’ve done it! My husband and I visited Italy as part of our retirement cruise in 2019 and fell in love with the entire country, but especially Florence. I have now, after watching your amazing video, spent at least an hour making preliminary plans for a new trip to Florence. We will be in Barcelona mid-March, 2025, and I am going to create a side trip to Italy so we can spend some time in Florence - my very favorite Italian city. Pompeii and Herculaneum are close behind though. Good grief, Rome was fascinating as well. If you are in Rome I can, as a senior with heart issues, highly recommend a golf cart tour of central Rome as your first activity. That tour will go a long way toward helping you fix in your mind the locations you may want to leisurely walk around and see, as well as the ones you can simply skip altogether because you saw them from the golf cart. I enjoy each of your videos so much and spend most of my time planning travel adventures. Thank you.
Cristofori is credited with inventing the piano - he worked for Medici. Pianoforte comes from the two words piano, meaning quiet or soft, and forte, meaning strong or loud. The Pianoforte has pedals unlike the harpsichord, which allows you to soften or quieten your playing, hence the name.
Also, the ironwork you asked about - that one in particular had both hoops and a ring on - so I'd say that this one is for tethering your horse and setting your "standard" or flag in place. Maybe identifying who the horse belonged to? LOL. They could also be used for torches but torches would normally be higher up the building. You'll see a lot of them around Italy, all kinds of fantastical beasts etc.
Love your videos and style of storytelling your journey. What a cool place, so beautiful. Safe travels.
Seems like a lot of people are reliving favorite trips or planning new ones thanks to you two. 😄If you can’t get to Italy may I recommend Sarasota FL to see a replica of David at the Ringling Museum. It’s right across the street from the airport and it’s one of our city symbols. From the back of course. 😜There’s even a free admission day. It’s a beautiful little city with something for everyone except mt climbers,but alas the closest to walking the streets of Italy is going to be Epcot. I’m loving your journey!
Such cool info! Thank you!!!
hi Curt. Hi Snow. Most beautiful and full of history. But I must admit, I was cringing at all the people you were sharing space with.😮. I think PTSD grabbed me after 2020. I won’t go where there’s lots of people. I’m working my way through it. I had double pneumonia in January 2022. 15 days in isolation and almost died. All they did for me was oxygen. Care back then was totally different. I lived through sure will power and prayer. The young dr I had prayed over me daily. I’m blessed and will never take my health for granted. I had never had the flu or anything. And Snows health scare freaked me out too. I’m so happy you two show us beautiful places that I no longer desire to go myself. Maybe one day life will return to normal in my head. Love you both ❤
It's understandable, these last few years have had a big impact on physical and mental health and it's no small thing, especially for those who are more vulnerable. I didn't get sick at all and I still have the habit of holding my breath if people walk close to me. But oddly enough, when I went to Spain, to treat my mental illness, I was so in awe of the beauty that I forgot all about my dislike of crowds - to a point, it was easier in smaller cities, Barcelona was more difficult. But coming home to winter and rising COVID cases had me holding my breath again. I can imagine it would be so much worse for people who did get sick and those who are immune compromised! And then of course there are those who didn't fear the pandemic, but suffered mentally from being disconnected socially and that's no small thing either, although the duration of their suffering was shorter. All of us have been affected in different ways and it can take time to process and work out how to live again, in a way that suits us personally. Wishing you a brighter future 💛
I got so engrossed in the beauty of what you have shown us. That I forgot to do alike almost but I wouldn't forget to do the like. What a wonderful beautiful city. I just absolutely not only loved all of the statues of key David. But I also just absolutely loved the beauty of that wonderful building that you didn't code inside. This is one video that took my breath away. When I went to europe that was somewhere I wanted to Thank you for taking.
You are so welcome! It is a special city!
I love your channel! And I don't comment often but your channel is the one I always look forward to seeing what's new and today's video hit home. I've watched it three times because exactly 10 years ago I was in Florence and have been trying to get back there. So seeing this video just made me so happy, I remember the sights and sounds and oh the smells, it all brings back such wonderful memories... THANK YOU 💖
I am just speechless at what you just shared. Thank you isn’t even enough to see my Italian heritage through your eyes. God bless you & your travels!
Feeling fortunate that you both are there and sharing with us❤❤
👍🤩💝🎁💫✨Fantastic. Watching this video brought back such wonderful memories of my time there. I appreciate you guys and the work you put into your videos. Thank you for sharing your journey. 🎁🤩💝✨💫
Oh my gosh, that foooooood! Mouth-watering!
Beautiful Florence! The church, the marble, the sculpture ... loving the tour!
Ahhh, Florence, one of my favorite cities. You can sense the Renaissance there. ❤️
Fabulous sculpture! An adventure and surrounded by marble in Florence! The man cutting pizza with scissors, brought back a forgotten memory to me. When I was a very little girl, in the 1950’s, my mom & dad would make homemade pizza and use scissors to cut it! What a good memory recall, thanks!!!
I've been to Italy twice, and Florence was my favorite city, by far.
Good morning! What a special joy this morning as Florence is a bucket list trip for me. Thank you for a sneak virtual peak!
Wow!!! What an absolutely AMAZING place to see! Everything was spectacular. I've never seen a market place like that before! There is so much to see and do. Thank you for taking us along with you!!
I have not been inside the Duomo but have been outside. Planning on going this June because the Tour De France is starting in Florence this year and as an avid fan it's my bucket list to see it.
I had to giggle. A quick pass thru of the leather and then an inventory of the food market!
Thank you so much for the wonderful tour of the city. Loved the old pianos
Again, among your many subs I thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. I will probably leave this earth never actually seeing the wonderful things you have shown us, so you don't know how wonderful you are!
Story of the orphans spoke to my heart. I had never heard the story before. It was a wonderful one.
So special!
Thanks Snow for telling us about the orphanage. As a young woman I gave up a child for adoption and it is never easy. Florence is so beautiful, can you imagine how busy it will be in tourist high season, oh my goodness. My husband is a soap stone carver and would be in his glory to see the marble carvings and stone buildings. Wow, no shortage of food in Italy, how does one choose, you two will have to do a lot of walking to keep the pounds off. My Italian neighbours where I grew up always walked after their meals, good for the digestion and keeping their weight down, plus they worked extremely hard. 🌷
There is a very cool look out above the river where you can see the whole city. It’s amazing. It's called Michelangelo Square.
My most favorite city in the world!!
I’m just going to say thank you so very much for showing me another part of the world 🗺️ . I will never be able to afford to travel , you two have made my travels easy and most beautiful !
Hello kitties 😊❤. Be well and safe travels !
Hi Snow and Curt
Many thanks for covering this. The items are remarkable. The paintings are brilliant for the amount of years that have been available to the general public. This city looks amazing. It’s beautiful and so much to see. Even the food looks amazing. I could certainly live there.
Much love and respect from across the pond in Uk x
We travelled in a dodge caravan from Turkey back to Glasgow Scotland a few years ago. We visited 16 countries in 6 weeks, it was awesome. We loved Florence.
Glorious! I was last there 50 years ago. It was so quiet, and it was summertime!
It was a beautiful video and I could have listened and watched for hours.
Grazie from NY
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s so amazing to imagine the formation of these gorgeous churches with basic tools. I loved the museum of musical instruments. Fascinating city! ✌️❤️⛪️
Ok, now..., finally..., some good Italian food. The server cutting a slice with a scissor cracked me up. Get him a pizza roller. That market is a chef’s delight, such an abundant selection.
Fascinating City, the artistry there is incredible. That Church was a masterpiece, I suppose we can all look online to see the interior, that line to get in was way too long.
Thank you for all the history, very interesting.
Amazing video between the statue of David and the graffiti story I was just in awe. Love how you bring the history to life for us and the connection you made between the marble mines we saw in your last video was great. ❤❤❤👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
I hope someday you’re able to return and see the Doge’s palace that you walked by. For me that was the highlight of my visit to Florence. And as amazing as Florence is, Venice and Rome are even more amazing IMO. Italy offers sos so much for visitors, both in the cities and the countryside
Maybe one day!
Florence's inestimable artistic wealth transforms the entire city into a living work of art, where every corner exudes cultural splendor and historical significance.
Very significant beautiful building. Thanks for taking the time to introduce us to those children and their plight Snow
Florence's Central Market, we went every single day of our week-long stay in Florence. Loved, loved, loved it!!!!
Good morning Snow and Curt ☀️ No wonder you called this video speechless. There were so many stunning works of art and fantastic buildings that were basically works of art on their own. I think my neck would be sore from swiveling this way and that, after a day walking around Florence.
After seeing the small streets of Florence, you guys definitely made the right call parking your home and taking the train. What a great way to be able to see the city without the stressful drive in. I love all these tips that will help make traveling easier for those of us hoping to follow in your tire tracks 😉
Another amazing video that leaves me wishing for more to watch, also encouraging me to get our van built that much faster.
As always, safe travels to you and the kitties and I can't wait to see what you two get up to next, 🤗🇨🇦
We in Ireland had marble mining. One of our most famous marble is Connemara Marble in Galway and it's green in colour. 🍀🍀😺🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚🍀🍀
Good morning Snow ! 💜 So happy to see you guys 💜 0:29
Y'all got to see the real David...so very awesome. Thank you for sharing this wonderful visit to Florence.
Absolutely breathtaking! I'd be interested in the public bathrooms. How do they deal with so many tourists?
You need to pay...
Thank you for showing the beautiful city of Florence. I was there with my daughter in 2019, but now I’ll have to go back and see all of the things we missed. I did get a lovely leather purse while there…Snow it’s worth the splurge, lol.
We adore Florence and hope you get more than one day to see it! The Uffizi is amazing if your after some more art. I loved that you pointed out the pieces that Napoleon purloined, provenance is so interesting!
I was there years ago and saw the statue of David. Back then they did not allow pictures, so I'm surprised you were allowed to video. I so miss the food in Italy, the people, the history. Enjoy yourselves
Great seeing Florence I was in Italy just before the pandemic just got home 2 weeks before they closed us all in house. Loved my vacation in Italy 🇮🇹
The piano Forte was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori. Florence is mind blowing. I can't wait to go back. The plaza with all the statues is just outside the Uffizi Gallery - most famous museum in Florence. You didn't go? Right by the Ponte Vecchio. Didn't you go there either?
We were in Italy in September / October and stayed in Florence for several days .. so incredible we are going back again this October
Wow, another fantastic video! I’m sorry that you didn’t make it inside the Duomo because it is stunning. Thankfully you can see the interior pictures online. Thanks for taking us along.
This was a favourite city to visit in our whirlwind week trip to Italy. Definitely worthy of a week by itself!
The inside of that church has a centuries old smell. It's not a bad smell but it's something I encountered in 2005 when I went there. I want to go back, it's so different.
I smelt the same centuries old smell in Notre dame in Paris in 2010 when there. 😊
Congratulations Curt & Snow!
Very amazing video!
Did you like "cantuccines" (almond biscuit) with "vinsanti" (holy wine) ?
Wonderful Florence
We were supposed to go to Florence today, but I let a head cold and 4 hours of travel stop me. Was so surprised to see you doing a video os this city, now I at least can see it through your eyes. Rome is even busier, if you go see the Sistine Chapel get tickets early and the cost is 78 Euros each. Thanks for the tour
Focaccia (foh-kah-cha) Just a little help with the wo0rd since you are going to use it often.
Thanks for the wonderful video. I was in Florence in 2018 and saw many of the same things you did. My favorite was the Plaza with all the statues.
I'm feeling really ill-educated right now. I didn't know until you told us that David was THE David of David & Goliath. 75 and still learning (and loving it).
I had tears in my eyes as you told the story of the first orphanage. Beautiful.
You're definitely making me want to return to Florence! Pace yourselves. It's very different than South America. it's been there for thousands of years, it'll wait for you to rest a bit.
Florence looks to be almost overwhelming! Thank you for your excellent video from your perspective, I loved seeing everything from the museums to the markets! The foods looked divine so it’s a good thing you live in a van and can’t bring much home! Just kidding, I would be so tempted!🤣💕🇨🇦
No European would question you getting public transport into the city, it is a smart thing to do. I bet you enjoy the feel of the place you are visiting more as well!😊
Public vehicles are not allowed into the historic center of Florence except authorized vehicles .
Hey guys. I am watching in a different way today. I am having a Snow and Curt marathon! I have not watched you from the first video before and I love it!
When I went to Italy in 1997, my very first vision, after arriving at my hotel, was the Duomo in a light snow. The interior is unbelievable. The history in Italy is everywhere and what impressed me is the people knew their history very well.
Love watching snow power walk through the markets! Better woman then me 🤣🌻🫶❤️
Incredible tour of Florence..art, heart and food..a grand mixture..
Glad you enjoyed it
Huh! I was not expecting that plaza with all the statues. I was there about 20 years ago, and I don't remember them being there. The first time I went, 40 years ago, we went to a park overlooking the town. That's where the David replica was. I wonder if they have 2 replicas or if they moved it back into town. Great video, guys!
No wonder Florence was my mother's favorite. Thank you.
That orphanage is the most interesting and beautiful place.
unbelievably beautiful church. What a Beautiful place!!
So beautiful!!! For someone like me who can no longer travel, I truly appreciate you sharing this with us. Makes us feel that we’re there too … THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! God bless you and keep you safe and protected in your journey. ❤❤❤
I'm with you. We get to see the world we always wanted to see before we realized that dream wasn't to be. ❤
Thanks for sharing. I was in Florence 11 months ago, not sure if you are still there, but two ‘must do’s’ the Uffizi museum, and Ponte Vecchio. If you can, get a train to Pisa to see the leaning tower.
When we were in Florence in 1976, we stayed in a pensione across from the doors of the Duomo. There were no lineups, and you could enter at will. (There was a fair bit of scaffolding at the time as they were cleaning the marble) . The same for the Academia and David...possibly 10 to 15 people were there with us and it was free if I remember correctly. We were on a cycle/tent trip for the year and Florence just blew us away. We saw so much in that year and now when I watch videos of peoples trips to Europe I am so tankful we saw it all before the immense crowds you see now. (an example of this is when we went to Stonehenge...it was just us, no fences, a few sheep and a man cutting hay and we were able to spend hours there)
Florence is absolutely stunning and this video brought back so many memories from when I was there almost 20 years ago. Looks like a lot has stayed the same and some things have also changed. When I was there, you weren’t allowed to have your camera out at all near David. They were VERY strict about “no foto!!” 😅 Thanks for taking us along!
Absolutely Loved this Video ❤
Thank you Snow an Curt
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Oh I just love the detailed tours you guys give us , thank you so much for sharing this and your lives and your sweet kitties with us !!! I just love you and Snow , you guys are awesome !!!
Thank you so much!
Ever since I read a book as a teenager i've wanted to see Florence, Or firenza, as they call it. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures there and the history that you share, It is an amazing place that some day I hope to get there. I'm 74, so I'm thinking it needs to be sooner rather than later. But getting to see it with you was wonderful. Thank you so much and God bless you guys.
Great video. When I visited Florence many many years ago, I went all the way up the dome. You start your way up trough spiral stairs inside the church's walls, but once you reach the dome itself, you find that there are actually two distinct domes, an inner dome an an outer dome which is seen in the video. The stairs that lead to the top wind their way up in between those two, layered domes. Very impressive stuff, even more so considering the era this was built.
Actually, David is a sculpture. I saw a replica in Paris. Truly amazing.
Florence is gorgeous! Thank you.
I’m so excited for you guys…and can’t wait to sit down tonight and have this adventure you so generously shared!!!! Blessings to you!! Om gosh!!
Thanks so much!!
Wow. That is an amazing orphanage and the amount of children saved. Close to my ❤ thank you
Wow absolutely a beautiful place, my mother in law was from Italy she met my father in law during the war he was military 🪖 they got married over there and then moved to USA right after and as soon as she came to usa her city was bombed and all her family was killed a very sad story but she felt if she hadn't met my father in law she feels she would have died too! And I also believe she would have been killed too!!!! Lived in the USA for the rest of her life and never went back!! A very sad story Thanks guy for sharing very interesting!!! Cheers guys 🍻 ❤❤❤
What a fabulous video. Many of these things I had never heard of and I am in awe of being able to see them. My favorite thing is the orphanage story. So sad but also so wonderful. And that church wow. Thanks for sharing all your travels with us I really look forward to your videos.
The orphanage story really touched my heart
Good morning! I love Firenze(Florence) so so so much. ❤❤ Il Papiro is a beautiful marble paper studio/shop that I stumbled upon there and I still order journals online to gift friends now and again. The Duomo colors are different types of marble, but still marble.
My favorite city..I love Cinque Terre, but Florence was beautiful. I spent 3 days in Rome and wished I hadnt..Many blessings on this trip. So lovely to see you there considering the Italian hospital in Argentina was so instrumental in your recovery. ❤️
Great walk down memory lane for me. At 21yo I spent 3 months living in Florence. I'll never forget the art & the gelati from Vivole
It's a very busy city this time of year. Although the city is beautiful with lots of art. The last city of the five that you visited speaks to my soul!
Wow and golly. Great episode.
We stayed in a train in Amsterdam, great way to see the cities
You lucky guys! I tried visiting Florence once but got caught in a traffic jam for hours and had to give up. But I managed Rome and Venice. Extraordinary places even if some people put Venice down as a tourist trap ( it is the prettiest trap I ever visited)
So glad you're in Florence! It's one of my favorite cities. There's so much to do and see and eat. I hope you're having a blast! Please eat a lot of focaccia (foh-kah-cha) pizzas and gelato on behalf of all of us. I'm sure you've moved on past Florence but I hope you got a chance to see the Uffizi Gallery too!
It's so funny to me, because this is the first time I see you walking around a place I visited myself. Walking through the same market, seeing the same things. Florence was one of my favourite places ever and I would have moved there immediately if I had the chance.
Florence my favorite city. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you again for providing such an interesting history on another magnificent city like Florence. I was there and boy the Duomo is massive to say the least. Seeing David in person was awesome for me and to see the scale of that magnificent sculpture, photos don’t do it justice. I was in awe when I saw it too! Great tour of the marketplace and I had to buy a leather purse. Snow you show such beautiful restraints from buying goodie’s at every place you visit. 👏Wonderful tour and capturing all the best places of Florence 👏 and it brought back memories of my time there. I loved Italy so much with all the cheese, wine, pasta, and pastries! 😊
Are you going to take the train to Venice? Another wonderful place to visit! 🎥 ❤️👍👏
What a great video! I loved your stories and everything you showed! A+ episode. I was in Italy in 2015. There is nothing like it. I was there in October/ November and didn’t have those crowds. Was in 5 different cities.
In Milan I walked to the top of the Duomo. There was a longer line to take the elevator to the top and I wanted the challenge. Both had an entrance fee. It was a spiral staircase with uneven steps and different widths. The top was rewarding. You step outside and are right there with the beautiful statues. The way you felt being in Italy was the same I felt. Nothing like it!
Love David. M.A. was such a great artist.
wow the veins on Davids hands and feet were so amazing! Thank you for letting us see all that up close I never had noticed it before but book pics just don't do justice to this awesome work of art! 🎻and all the music info wow!
Glad you enjoyed! He was so life like
Great story about the first orphanage and the way it was set up. I've studied a lot about Italy, so was excited to learn something new from you two! xxoo
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing city. I am surprised with how busy it is on a cold winter day. Hope you made it to the Arno and walked along and across it. Ciao.
You show us the world and it's wonders in such a precious way. Just wanted to say thank you again❤
Our pleasure 😊
You guys are truly living a dream life. I hope to be able to travel the world in a van someday. God bless and stay safe always! 🩷
The person who invented the piano is Bartolomeo Cristofori. The pianoforte is an early piano invented by the same person. The entire outside of the Duomo is faced with polychrome marble - white, green and red and was added in the 19th century. It is actually constructed with a double shell which was molded from limestone and marble.