On NOT seeing David

So. My guidebook says the Galleria Dell'Accademia is open until 8.15pm.

Ummm. No.

I arrived, after stopping to buy the CDs (yay!!! even though one is only a single, because there is not a full cd out yet...), and a pair of sandals (oh, so comfortable and stylish, too!), I figured I'd have about 90 minutes to see David and the some of the Slaves statues.

Wrong.

The Accademia closes at 6.50pm, and the entrance was already locked when I arrived at 6.30pm.

I think I will just stand and ogle the oxidized David statue in the Piazzale Michelangelo, which is right by my hostel.

I've also seen a forgery of David, as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's (London) Forgery Collection, back in 1998. Does that count???

I think my museum-going experiences for Florence are just doomed...