Residenza Le Rondini Florence

... then went out to eat for Katy’s last night. We found this really good little restaurant hidden behind one of the vendor booths in the leather market and had a great time sharing memories.

The next morning, Steve and I took Katy to the train station and wished her good travels (only a few tears were shed). It was raining quite a bit, so we were all kind of gloomy. We headed over to the Uffizi Museum, but only Steve went in (I’ve seen so ...

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 ...

... dans les jardins!

ensuite on est aller voir le vrai "David" de michealange. installer au bout d,un aller d'un petit muse au gros prix! c'est impressionant de voir sa grandeur et surtout de penser qu'il a ete realise dans un seul bloc de marbre, sculte a la main avec les outils de l'epoque. Comme dans tout bon muse, il est impossible prendre des photos!

... 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

... course was deliriously happy, but it got hot and noisy very very quickly, two things I am not a fan of. We might join next week however, because it'd be a good way to meet others. Sunday we were going to go on a day trip, but we are all slightly worried we won't find a job or apartment, so we spent a good portion of the day searching for more internet, because our beloved Bar Amadeus was closed (which our ...

... the service ok but the final item was forgotten until we asked for the check, the two came together. Sometimes it’s the little screw ups that leave the lasting impression. It was a slow walk back to the Domo, a last look and off the work on this blog. The write up is complete through today but now I must work up the images.

NOTE, no more videos as they take hours to upload so will add later when I have unlimited wi-fi.

... now I have to work out how they will get home.... eep! We got to the train station (just!) and I once again thanked the wonderful Italian time for making sure we got the train in time...... After a couple of hours we arrived at Roma termini and after sitting there for about 20mins, started going backwards. A part of me was petrified that we were supposed to change trains but I couldnt remember anyone mentioning that. So then I did my "boy scout style compass check ...

... There are people who have never taken any art classes before in it, so it's understandable that we start with the basics. *Italian Language: Okay... so... the whole Italian thing didn't go as I had planned. I've already taken 2 semesters back home, but didn't feel as though I learned very much. But I need 3 semesters of a language to graduate, so i decided to try and test into Italian III over here. Baaad idea... during orientation I had to take a ...

... This was originally thought to have been from original foreshortening because it was going up on the back of the Duomo. (Foreshortening is when and artist will change the dimensions of the body to make it look normal once placed up higher it is kinda cool). Recently someone has combated that theory saying, "Mike found out that the statue wasn't going up on the Duomo 2 years before he finished it. Don't you think the world's greatest sculpture might ...