Perfecto!
Walked into the Gallerie dei Accademia at 8.30 , definitely the time to go to beat the crowds... anyway walked into the hallway with David at the end and sunlight was streaming in thru the dome onto him, it was magical! he was bigger than i thought ~5m high... and he, just like Botticelli's Birth of venus and Spring, takes your breath away when you first catch of glance of it in real life - for me anyway... was brilliant! Also in the Uffizi is Michaelangelo's only painting -the rest were frescos... - interesting huh?
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