galleria dell'academia
our first main tourist stop in florence was the galleria dell'academia . i made a reservation for entrance at 2:00 on a tuesday. jason laughed at me for making reservations here and at the uffizi. soon, he understood why. we walked passed the museum earlier in the day to pick up our tickets and the lines wrapped around the block. It costs an extra 4 EUR to reserve a time slot. I would highly recommend it for the academy and the uffizi. it saved us quite a bit of time and anxiety of staring a long line in the face! this museum gets right down to business. in the second room, michaelangelo's slaves greet you. the four unfinished statues lead you to the main exhibit, david . this is the original sculpture, which the bronze sculpture in the piazzale michaelangelo and the replica in the palazzo vecchio outside of the uffizi. jason and i also headed up stairs to check out the artifa...