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... museums and this one was expensive). While Steve was in the museum, I got separated from Ali and Kelsa, so I spent the time shopping here and there. We all met up, and decided all the girls were in total shopping mode, so Steve went off and did his own (manly) things while the girls shopped. That night, we just kinda chilled at the hostel.

The last day in Florence was beautiful. Clear skys, great temperatures, so we decided to go across the ...

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!

Florence photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/album. php?aid=164753&id=613699523&l=6 143dbc5b4

On the train from Riomaggiore to Florence saw some large marble processing plants on the stretch from Riomaggiore to Pisa which was really cool as we had just seen a doco on TV about marble mining in Italy a few weeks ago in Split.
Checked into Academy Hostel which is actually the first proper hostel I've seen in Italy, rather ...

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

... us his “George-friends”), for the most inexpensive special they were offering that night. “Of course, the snaggabitah!” he said in his thick Italian accent. It tasted like a beer Shirley Temple to me (I think he said it was cider with some sort of syrup), so I went on to recommend “de snaggabitah” to my friends…only to find out from Francesco later that night that “de snaggabitah” was actually an American ...

... stop to ask for directions the locals had no idea where our street was clearly indicating that we were no where near where we wanted to be.

After wandering for a good 30mins we were passing this restaurant and the waiter standing outside said, "smile ladies, sheesh - you're on vacation." Obviously our frustration was showing. He finally pointed us in the right direction and we got home by 1 or 2am. What. A. Night.

Lesson learned: never leave home without a map.

... took the deal as soon as we saw the place, couldnt believe our luck, and realized that he must have been waiting at the station waiting to see who he felt comfortable accepting into his house.  Why else would he persisted with us instead of just picking another couple or group to stay?  Good thing we have Canadian flags on our jackets. Because of the great rate and the comfort of the place we decided to stay another day, especially so we could check out David and do ...