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... loved. The price was a little high, so I left and looked around a little more, then decided on the highest price I would pay for the purse that I had wanted. I went back and offered, but they said they couldn’t go that low, but countered with a price only 5 euros more than I had wanted to spend- SOLD. Ok I know I said that’s as high as I wanted to go, but 5 euros more isn’t much, and it was Italian leather, made in Florence, and a ...

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 ...

... photo and video exhibition on display which was really cool - need to look up the Patti Smith video he did and see if I can watch it in full.

Found a stall in the markets selling tripe on bread rolls with parsley and olive oil- super yumm!!! Found out later it's another Florence local specialty.

Went to Farmacia Sta Maria Novella which is a really cool epothicary/pharmacy that has been making lotions, potions, elixers and ...

... as the place was so cramped and nothing else to do in town, but ended up having a good night both nights we were there.


Sunday did the walk between the 5 towns from Riomaggore to Monterosso. Took about 4.5 hours including thestops in each town to check them out.
The views out over the Ligurian Sea are stunning. Leaving one town and seeing the next far off in the distance, and sometimes a lot higher up in altitude, was really cool.

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

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I went out for drinks with some friends and met a group of American soldiers stationed in Italy. It was a ton of fun.

I cleaned the apartment (much needed) in preparation for my upcoming visitors J

I went to my first football match… Napoli vs. Firenze! Of course a trip to the market was a must to get the appropriate Fiorentina gear. The energy in the stadium made ...

... in the side of the walls that looked like waters and a measurement system, then we found a sign that said aqueducts it was kind of cool. We turned back after Jerry realized that we had passed Fort Belvedere after looking at the map he had. We finally made it to the entrance of the gardens which is through the Palazzo Pitti The Gardens were beautiful you will just have to look at the hundred pictures of the place, and I could have filled the ...

... really figure out the actual family relationships!) who thought it was a good idea to have a 3 year old wandering about and needing attention. Anyway, we divided into group and the four of us were with an American couple on their honeymoon - seemed quite nice. Anyway, the menu for the evening was (in the order that we ate it, rather than the order of preparation)... Rice filled Tomatoes Potato Gnocchi (from scratch!!) Peasant ...

(S) I sit in my house in Riverton, WY, six months after returning from Europe and nine months since we lived in Florence, and the memories and images are still fresh in my mind. And I am homesick. For our little apartment in Florence, for the food, for the wine, for traveling. There is no doubt in my mind - Firenze is an amazing city. We had the amazing privilege to simply live here for two months. People ask what we did and the answer is just that ...

... he takes off. Ian pulls out his only €15 Euro and they took it and let them leave. By this time I was sobered up and just wanted my bed. We start walking the 25 min walk back, but somehow we get lost and we walk for an hour and 15 minutes. Its like 6:00 something in the morning, no one us around, we are lost and just looking for the large Duomo as a guide to get home. We can not find it anywhere. We are walking and the only person we see on the street is this nasty black ...