Colori Florence

... loved. The price was a little high, so I left and looked around a little more, then decided on the highest price I would pay for the purse that I had wanted. I went back and offered, but they said they couldn’t go that low, but countered with a price only 5 euros more than I had wanted to spend- SOLD. Ok I know I said that’s as high as I wanted to go, but 5 euros more isn’t much, and it was Italian leather, made in Florence, and a ...

... Cranberry Sauce, Stuffing, Potatoes, and Mixed Vegetables. For dessert pumpkin pie, ice cream, and apple cider! It was nice to spend the night with classmates and a few professors.

Friday night, we had yet another Thanksgiving with all of my friends. Everyone prepared their favorite dish and we spent the night telling stories of our families Thanksgivings.

I'll update you soon,

Siara

... all the other hotels/apartments that they've tried to turn into a "hostel" by simply throwing some bunk beds into existing hotel sized bedrooms.
Wandered around Florence which is a beautiful city and great to just wander around - apart from there being more US exchange students there than locals.
Found Mostodolce brewpub and tried their beers. First decent beer I've had since entering Italy.
The Pils was a bit average but the ...

Hi Everyone!

After an exhausting weekend in Brussels, I was in for yet another treat with cooking classes in Florence. Organized by my school, a group of us met with a chef for some lessons.

We were taught how to prepare typical Tuscan cuisine including Ribollita and Stuffed zucchini-flowers.

Everything was delicious & I look forward to trying these recipes at home!

I'll update you soon,

Siara

... over some sights that sounded cool on the train) was a brief walk to the Duomo. Cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore is the official name but the dome that was designed by Brunelleschi and adorns the top of the cathedral gives it its other name, the Duomo (the Dome). Inside the marble floors were very nice but the real show stopper is the fresco that is painted on the underside of the dome. From hell to heaven is represented with an insane amount if detail and many other biblical ...

... in and eating free dinner, we hit da STREETZ and walked around a lot in the beautiful night. The moon was full and a really beautiful yellow colour. We found a Rick Steves (thats my JAM) recommended gelato place, and laura got fragola, chocolate, and pera caramello, and i got fragola and crema. it was REALLY DELICIOUS! after walking around, passing the beautiful beautiful duomo and walking by the river, we stopped in a piazza ...

... Not to mention the fact that David is massive. People do not lie when they say that no matter how many pictures you see, you will not truly grasp how enormous the statue truly is. I perused the very minimal collection of art that the museum has other than the David, but it was rather anticlimactic after viewing the fabulous David. The second best thing to do in Florence after seeing the David is to go shopping. There are endless stores and ...

... and what they're all doing. Ilk told us about his new girlfriend, Allison, who is in the masters program as well. We met her and she seems like a great girl. Later, Ilk took us to Dantes, a restaurant known for really great Tuscan inspired food. It was a very cool place, very Italian. We got a great table and Ilk pointed out things on the menu that are typical for Tuscany. The 3 of us split a bottle of chianti (delicious). I had the typical Tuscan ...

... for Florence souvenirs, actually fridge magnets ;) and also postcards we almost completely encircled the Duomo. Speaking of fridge magnets, if there were things that ...

... were in the right. Turns out, we ended up at the place where the trains are washed and stored before going back into service. It really wasn't going anywhere. Luckily, the guys working at the station took care of us (maybe because they saw one cripple and one HORRIBLY hung over girl). They drove us the thirty minutes back to the train station. Wow, today was really not fun at all ...