Spill your gut, buddy! You're among friends here. I love to hear people's travel stories. I'm a globetrotter would-be, myself.
I saw the Uffizi back in the late 70's, when I was a young sailor. I think I took a train from Livorno to Pisa and Florence. I ran into the most excellent young lady at the Uffizi. Her name was Linda, and she was a college student from Minneapolis. She had a boyfriend back home, so there was no prospect for romance, but I surely enjoyed her company. I was telling her about the paintings, and (being me) I was trying to dazzle her with my knowledge of the religious themes, the various painters' techniques, etc. Then I asked her what she was studying, and she replied that she was working on her master's in Italian Renaissance art. So I very meekly asked her if she'd like to tell me about the paintings! She was the sweetest girl. I surely hope she's happily married, with as many kids as she wanted. She should be a grandmother now.
Seems like yesterday.