Day 15 (a.m. in Florence and p.m. in Rome) We started in the morning at 8am. A local tour guide was assigned to us to take us for a walking tour around the city of Florence. We started with the Accademia museum where the famous statue of David by Michelangelo stood. There were many pieces of unfinished work by Michelangelo and they were called the "Prisoners of art". Michelangelo was indeed arguably the best marble sculptor in his times. To perfect his work,...

Day 14 (a.m. in Venice and p.m. in Florence): We started our day at 730am. After breakfast, we set off on a boat which took us to St. Zacchary's pier. Then, we walked a couple of minutes and arrived at the place for the Murano glass blowing demonstration. It was rather fascinating; the making of the vase and sculpture looked seemingly effortless. Then, the guy gave a talk to sell their products but they were priced exorbitantly. We browsed a little and left ...