Benivieni 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 ...

nous sommes rester a florence pour terminer notre visite la ville en allant aux jardins boboli et bardini, situe dans la cours du palais pitti. Deux grand jardins qui a cette date n'ont plus autant a offrir qu'en ete. il n'y a plus de fleur, et la moitie des arbres n;ont plus de feuille, mais on a pu constater l'ampleur de la propriete en passant tout l'apres midi a ...

Florence photos here:
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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

Destination 402

km196'764

The repair of the shock absorber in Napoli has brought some doubt about the success to complete this worldtrip. I was not prepared to face a major breakdown just some 1000kms before home.
My happyness now to be able to travel again has lasting less than one hour only, when strong rain was beginning to fall. In the cold autumn climate strong continuous rain can be a problem, since wet closes are ...

... home and our streets split molly realized she had to say goodbye b/c she was leaving at noon the next day. she teared up a lil bit and we momentarily got sentimental but i told her to just call me when she got up in the morning and i'd come meet her to do last minute errands and say goodbye then. plus, she said i hadta write in her journal like all the other girls did. we said g'bye and walked home for an early arrival of 5am. neato.

2 days until departure.

... there was one other family stopping in Florence and I kept an eye on them. When they got up to leave, so did we. Whew. I know many people miss this station. There are 2 other Florence suburb stations but I am glad we made it off. The directions to the hotel are simple enough. Exit the building, turn left and walk 300 meters. You wouldn't think I could screw that up. Well, I was going to go forward out what I thought ...

Today (Sunday) there was a big, beautiful thunderstorm that came through. Dave went out for a pastry just before it got crazy. He was stuck in the cafe for a bit, but of course made the most of it. I spent the better part of the day on the computer. Then, we were off on our bikes (rented for three days) and went back to the restaurant where Dave had enjoyed lunch ...

... have been stopping here in town on a monday, which meant the museums would be closed. So, now I take a moment to thank karma or whatever force directed us here, while I'm standing below Michelangelo's David at the Galleria dell'Accademia. I'm breathless and amazed. This is a small city which I would like to explore more the next time I get a chance to, but for now a quick nap before we have to pack up for our next train ride.