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Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Genova, Cinque Terre & Milan
... popes, I'm not sure as the information was all in Italian). They really stressed me out, you could see their pelvis bones sticking out and the skin on their hands was all gross and preserved, and it had gone this weird green colour. Luckily their faces were covered with masks, or I definitely would have vomited. The gypsies outside of the Duomo are intense. Their so many of them and they are all really forceful. All you want to do is stand their and enjoy the view of the ...
Big Hands Big Feet?
Went to the place. The place with the David. The benches were behind him. Oh dear.
It's quite impressive, really. The hands and feet are strangely gigantic.
Side exhibit of Lorenzo Bartolini, lover of 'natural beauty' apparently. He's ninteenth century, young nude ladies and rows upon rows of busts. He did a sculpture version of Titian's Venus of Urbino. sheesh.
And then so. many. triptychs. Thought I was going to lose my mind.
....One of them had a hand ...
6/13/2011
... I cleaned my room, made a little pasta, and took a nap. It was definitely a catch up day to get my act together. We made Risotto with my Roommates and hung out before taking a group trip to go get Gelato =] Yum! I think the strawberry and dark chocolate combo is my favorite so far. But overall today was pretty chill and we just hung out. It was much needed. =]
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The Travel Gods are Laughing at Me
... but when they came into my cabin to lurk and stare at me I put in my headphones and looked intently at the screen like I was taking the SATs. They too finally left, but the trip as a whole had made me incredibly uneasy. All of this wouldn't have been so bad if I was able to keep my vigilance, if I didn't fall asleep I would arrive in Rome with vital organs intact. Unfortunately I was so exhausted I could barely keep my eyes open and after falling asleep everytime we hit a bump or I ...
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