Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery beside the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither Here Nor There | Bill Bryson | subject | Forty minutes in line, then a shuffle through crowded rooms. |
Neither Here Nor There — Bill Bryson (1991)
Source: Readwise highlight
I went to the Uffizi and had to stand in line for forty minutes and then had to shuffle around amid crowds of people straining to see the paintings.
- Role: subject
- In the book: Chapter 15. Bryson queues for forty minutes and then moves through rooms packed with people straining to see the paintings. The visit leads into his thoughts on the pictures themselves.
- Why it matters: Minor on its own. It is another instance of the Florence chapter’s complaint that the city’s art can no longer be seen for the crowds, alongside the Florence Cathedral and the Ponte Vecchio.