I got up early again this morning and headed off to the Boboli Gardens before it got too hot. I don’t think I have slept late once since I have been in Italy!
The gardens are largely formal and were commissioned by the Medici a year after the purchased the Palazzo Pitti in 1550.
It is very hilly throughout the gardens and they are quite extensive so I got a lot of exercise (as if I haven’t been already!).
Everything about the gardens is large and glorious (typical Medici) but then I came across this tiny little modern fountain that was only about the size of my hand. I wish it had been running! In it are these two little heads coming toward each other, perhaps for a kiss? Perhaps he his helping her keep her head afloat? Who knows. Very cute, though!
The last thing were the grottos which were a bit strange. The Grand Grotto (La Grotta Grande) has casts of Michaelangelo’s Quattro Prigioni (prisoners) built into the walls. The prisoners are struggling to free themselves from the stone.
Not Quite a Mid-Life Gap Year 