Many of the museums and popular sites are closed on Monday. As well as many restaurants, so I decided to cross the Arno (Oltrarno) and explore how the other side lives. Along the way, since I took the "scenic" route I stopped at a few churches on my search for Cenacoli.
My first stop took me to the Church of Ognissanti, my goal: to see il Cenacolo di Ghirlandaio. Well, I left short of meeting my goal, blame it in Giotto! Also blame it on my Florence book that says its open until 1:15.
I was so stricken by Giotto's Cruccifix in this church that I missed the Cenacolo viewing time. I need to go back tomorrow. I learned that Boticelli is buried in this church. Below you see the reason I was delayed; 

I left the Ognissanti and crossed over to the other side of the Arno, walked to Piazza di Santo Spirito, the church was closed but the Piazza was alive with families and vendors. I went to Museo Fondazione Romano to see il Cenacolo di Santo Spirito, cost me 3 euros to find out that there's not much left to see of the Cenacolo. I found a flicker image as pictures were not allowed. 

I left the Santo Spirito area and continued walking until I made it to Porta Romana. From there I headed up the hill to Piazzale Michelangelo, after a bit I decided to take the bus, it was not as close as I thought. It was definitely a great day to take in the panoramic view of the city. 

From Piazzale Michelangelo I walked to the Church of San Miniato, to my surprise it was open , although some of the areas were not, I was able to explore it even though it was a little dark.  My journey concluded after that, it was time to figure out which bus will take me home...

Images of Il Duomo or the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence are iconic. The Cathedral is so large that it fills you with all sort of emotions just by trying to capture its splendor. But there are many treasures in Florence in smaller places that are not particularly packed with tourists...