uffizi gallery
last but not least! on our last day in florence (and the worst weather day of the trip), we made our way to the uffizi , the mecca for art in italy. 2.6% of my "1001 paintings to see before you die" are in that museum! i booked tickets about two months earlier giving us a 10 AM admission. like the academy it was worth the extra 4 EUR per person to have this reservation. also, please remember your reservation number; that turns out to be the only way that they can look up your reservation! the reservation allows you to go into a special line. they admit that line prior to anyone in the other line. the tour groups within the uffizi were out of control. i (and jason, in particular) wish they had some limits on size since some of them were over forty people huddled around a tiny painting! the museum is pretty easily laid out and it sure is easy to just follow the crowd. we did laugh that the museum was on...