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Day 10: Florence
... and the writer of the Divine Comedy. Come ON!! I geeked out a bit. Not to mention, the cathedral itself was stunning, as we the cloisters and courtyard outside. We headed back to the apartment and Mom cooked us a fantastic pot roast with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and a salad. We enjoyed the delicious dinner around the large dining room table, sipped champagne, talked, laughed, and enjoyed the evening. Now, it's time to rest our very weary bodies and prepare for another ...
Off to school we go......
... impressive gates blocking our entrance. After announcing our arrival the gates opened automatically and we passed into one of the most enchanted properties anyone could imagine. Waiting already in their aprons were Suzanna and Stefania. Stefania manages the Al Gelso Bianco farm holiday resort. The Al Gelso Bianco is nestled amidst the flourishing green of the Valacchi agricultural estate. For many years the Sanesi family has produced some of the ...
Historical day in Florence...
... whose menu was small and only written in Italian. We both had roast beef and roast potatoes, which we agreed were probably the best we'd ever eaten.. We then continued into town and followed a Rennaissance walk on our podcasts. We first went into the Duomo, whose church measures 157m long, 90m high and 90m wide. The outside of the church and bell tower are decorated with red, green and white marble, but this was only done in the 1900's, whilst the church was ...
Mangiare La Cucina Americana e Fare Shopping
Spring Break 2011 turned out to be the best spring break ever. Since the Umbra Institute uses an American schedule, I was lucky enough to have the same break as a lot of American schools, including PC and Western Carolina, where my best friend Rachel is working on her Master's Degree in math. But before Rachel got here, I had two days of break to fill.
I spent my first day moving out of my old apartment and into a ...
Lofty views
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After lunch, we decided to tackle the Duomo - the magnificent dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. It is apparently part of the inspiration for St Peters in Rome. There are no lifts to take you to the dome - not even part way up, so we climbed the 460 stairs. The stairs were mostly spiral and in stone, but they became increasingly like a ladder the higher you climbed. In the late ...
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