Molin del Resco Florence

... headed into the cemetery. It was actually very ornate, the headstones were huge (I remember one being a life size statue of 2 people dancing), and some were in rooms/buildings, I’m sure there is a proper word for them. We each broke off and strolled around separately, then convened together and started walking further up the road. We made it to the Piazza we had wanted to go to, took tons of pictures, and goofed off (I can’t express enough how ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I spent the morning taking an Italian exam!!! The afternoon was a little more fun, touring Palazzo Pitti with my Art History class.

It was a little strange spending it without everyone but my school put together a little gathering for us. A group of us dined on a typical American Thanksgiving at a local restaurant. We were served Butternut Squash soup with bread, Turkey ...

... life time on this trip already!
Climbed the tower in the main piazza, saw an enormously large pizza and had wild boar sausages for lunch which were a bit gamey but nice.
Went for drinks at Lochness bar and ended up drinking long islands as there wasn't much in the way of wine or beer there.

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

... very happy to hear that we were on the street below and buzzed us in. I knew our place was on the 2nd floor but had forgotten that in Europe the 2nd floor is the 3rd floor because the 1st floor is the ground floor and etcetera. We had packed light but carrying those bags up 3 flights of narrow stone stairs through the center of this ancient building was a treat given our sleep-deprived extremely exhausted state and the still-unknown status of our destination ...

... We learned a little bit about her life and what she’s about. She’s really chill. She used the word “dork” and we laughed hysterically. She walked us part of the way home after that and we intended to go to bed early. Sara came into our bedroom and we all were going to journal – but we didn’t. We ended up talking and laughing til 2:30am and hated ourselves the next morning.

Overall an awesome day – more greatness to come :)

... gone into the Duomo to see the old Roman Church that still stands underneath the Duomo. We took a Roman walking tour of Florence. We went to Bargello and the Uffizi. It's really fun to be able to look at the art in person and apply what you know to something real rather than a picture. I also got the chance to help cook dinner with my friend Mandy's good friend from school. I also got to meet an Italian there! This ...

... Rossi was her husband. Then I realized that this old lady was the wife of a bicycling legend and the frame on the wall was one of the frames from his hay-day.

We moved onto shopping and grabbing pizza for lunch then on to the piazza Campos. Here we looked around until it was time to go to St. Dominics Church for the start of a walking tour. The tour guide gave us interesting history about Siena, its churches, and its customs. We ended up at the Duomo which was incredible ...

... a nearby bakery to see if we could walk. An ambulance driver pointed us towards the mall. We then met a spunky Italian women who led us through a park and pointed us off. We then walked about two miles along the road and finally found I Gigli! The mall was huge and very crowded. We found a cheap/cute store and I got a tank top, a very italian looking shirt and a belt that was 5 euro! On monday I started ...

... some wine to drink while wondering around the gardens. On the way to the gardens, we crossed over the Ponte Vecchio which was pretty cool because you couldn't even tell you were on a bridge because of all the shops on either side of it. Turns out Kent was at the gardens, Adam, Mark, Max, Tiffany, and Allison were there too. It cost 10 euro to get in there too. It was pretty worth it. The grounds were beautiful, and we saw some amazing ...