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Picturesque Florence
As I write this entry for Florence I must admit it's all starting to become a blur. This may be due the alcohol content in my system but I’m pretty sure it’s more to do with the fact we’re constantly on the go.
Just like Paris, Florence is full of historic monuments covered in grand facades and mesmerising mosaics. …
Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Day 9: Florence
... rest of the group and all went into Santa Maria Novella, which was unbelievable. A 13-century church built on a 10-century cemetery and site, it housed original paintings on which Michelangelo worked, and stained glass windows, frescos, sculptures and tombs from the 11-16 centuries. Just fascinating. Afterward, we ate dinner on the piazza then headed back to the apartment to relax for the rest of the evening. Another Florentine day ...
WE LOVE FLORENCE!!!!
... our appointment so we chilled out in the Piazza Santissima Annuziatta for a bit. We just sat and people watched and applied mosquito bite cream.
We then went to the Accademia (where David lives). We had an appointment, so we waited less than 5 minutes to enter. This is a small, but lovely museum. We much preferred it to the Uffizi because it is less crowded and has a greater variety of art. First we ventured into a section that ...
God Disapproves of Jasmine's Thighs of Sin
... container of pesto pasta salad, and a very small roast chicken) from the grocery store, and hung out at the hostel with all the cool people there. (people from Canada, Australia, South Africa, and South America. The dude from sao Paolo was particularly amused, as he understood what I was saying when I kept cursing in spanish) The people who run the hostel put on some cool music as the evening progressed, and for a time, a dance ...
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