Tre Gigli Florence

... mind up that I was going to wait until I got back, but I didn’t want to wait any longer. So Katy and I weaved our way through the booths looking at purses and going back to look at purses and being positive that I was getting the right one. I had seen several I liked in Venice, and I found them again when I got here, but nothing was sticking out (except, of course, a purse that was WAY too expensive). So I kept looking. FINALLY I saw one that I ...

... 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

... food in Italy so far! Amazing!
Finished off with a gelati from Vivoli.

Walked up to Michaelangelo Square for awesome views right across Florence which is a pretty flat city and then over to Ponte Vechio.


Wednesday checked out Academia, the highlight of which was Michaelangelo's David which is a lot more amazing and stunning in real life than pictures or the copies littered about the city.
There was also a Robert ...

Cinque Terre photos here:
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Stayed at Affittacamere Patrizia Hostel in Rio Maggiore in Cinque Terre and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
When we got to the Hostel it was just an office and no one was there. Our keys were stuck to the door with instructions on how to get to our dorm room. There was another set of keys there too so we could have taken those too and ...

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

... who were up for it (About 8 of us) decided to catch the bus into Florence and head out to the club. The only sketchy part is that we don't have our Italian phones yet, and only one guy--"Mr. Coordinator" as we fondly refer to him (Andrew)--with a really intense phone which has navigation and he is a complettte addict--but as long as no one got lost from the group it would be fine.

Actually getting to Central Park though proved to be more difficult than we thought...because no one ...

... the wrong transport station and scaring ourselves into thinking we were trapped in Siena without accommodation, after sandwiches and a beer we found that we could get to Tavarnelle, it would just take 2 buses and about 4 hours of waiting around. Haha oh well.

It was worth it. Staying in a regional town meant we could relax and unwind for a few nights. Tavarnelle is in Italy's Chianti region, most famous for its wine. And that ...

... I had a major brain **** nad forgot to bring my passport with me, which is needed to purchase a phone.  Hopefully, I will get one tomorrow or in the next few days.  For dinner, Kendyl and I found a restaurant that was one the meal voucher scheme we both signed up for which had excellent food and good Prosecco (It was interesting that the Prosecco was included in our voucher but not the water we ordered).

... district (where I bought Katie's spoon), attacked the appetizers in the bar downstairs, and brought up a glass of Sangiovese to share my bath with me. Oh and I managed to spend about half my Euros already ... gonna be an expensive week I can see. Now I'm fighting jet lag and am determined to stay awake until 9pm. If I can sleep all night I should have a good start on beating this jet lag and will be able to meet up with the travel ...

... long wait in the sun, but we didn't have any pressing plans, so we sat and enjoyed the atmosphere. Mostly, I made faces at the little boy in the row in front of us. He was shooting some kind of deathly laser beam from his plastic coke bottle, and I was obviously very very scared. After watching a few riders, and seeing the US guy knock off a pole and miss a jump on the first run, we decided to go for some dinner. We returned to the hostel pretty ...