Sunday morning we slept quite late and even missed collazione (breakfast at the hotel). We did make it to 11 am services to the St. James American Episcopal church, just a bit west of the historical old part of the city. A lovely service in a beautiful church.
We then walked along the Arno River and tried to find the Spirito Santo church. We did more or less find it, and a small museum beside it with some old statuary. Next to the church was a square with a small market, emphasizing organic foods, and we bought some supplies.
After another picnic lunch and long nap in the room, we went to the Museo Galileo, which used to be the Institute of the History of Science. They've updated it and made it quite fantastic, with some very lovely pedagogical displays.
The museum is full of old scientific equipment, including recreations of Galileo's experiments; great examples of technological fetishism, such as the massive orrery show above (a mechanical representation of the movement of the planets). The most memorable, however, is of course the scientific reliquary: Galileo's middle finger, as well as his forefinger and thumb. The museum is fantastic and we highly recommend it, at least for any science nerds like us.
