Ostello Il Castagno Florence

... purse. I still don’t regret it at all. After I found my purse, Katy found one she liked as well, so we both left with new purses. We went to grab a bite to eat at a little restaurant right down the street from our hostel, then went to pick up Steve. That night, we basically just chilled out, got settled, and caught up with stories from Rome and Poland (where Steve had been).

The second day Ali and Kelsa were coming in the late ...

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 ...

... dans les jardins!

ensuite on est aller voir le vrai "David" de michealange. installer au bout d,un aller d'un petit muse au gros prix! c'est impressionant de voir sa grandeur et surtout de penser qu'il a ete realise dans un seul bloc de marbre, sculte a la main avec les outils de l'epoque. Comme dans tout bon muse, il est impossible prendre des photos!

... was really good and the honey ale and double blonde were good too and certainly better than anything other Italian beer to date.


Tuesday checked out the Uffize Gallery which was excellent. All the "Grotesque" style paintings on the ceilings were really cool.

Had the Florentine specialty - Bistecca Florentina at Osteria de Benci. A T-Bone steak from a particular breed of Florentine cow which is fed and bled a certain way ...

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

... friend margaret came over and we planned our plan ticket to Greece and bought it! it was so exciting and i cant wait to go. Im flying into Athens and then leaving from Athens to Santorini. all my roommates went out for Mexican again and i stayed in. when we were done planing the airplane details to Greece i called my friend Amanda while all my roommates went out. i asked Amanda if she wanted to walk around and she was all for it. it was great to get to know Amanda better and talk about our ...

... so proud that I made sure everything was made in Italy. I love love love my new scarf and pashminas! I also got my friends some things in here. By that time it was time to go home. I had a great time in Florence! It didn't seem as frantic as Rome. But our day was far from over. We got to the train station for our train. And we sat there. And we sat there. And SAT there! Our train was 45 minutes ...

... house wine, a Tuscan Chicken Liver Pate on crostini for appetizer...very delicious, an arugula and tomato salad, and Mom got the penne with tomato, mozzarella, and basil, and I had penne with a chianti meat sauce. After dinner we got gelato...Mom had a fudge swirl type flavor, and I had a combo of super dark chocolate and creme caramel..my favorite so far! Hope everyone is doing well, and depending on the internet situation you may hear from me again soon! xoxoxo

... The tower is such a small part, I barley spent any time looking at it at all... Just the obligatory 'Push the tower back up" photos. The cathedral and hospital (cemetery) are far more amazing. We were there at the perfect time of day as the light shining through the roman pillars made for some excellent photography and while in the baptismal we witnessed an amazing moment where a lady stood in the middle and chanted a small ...

... clearly didn't realise that he was stealing from a student! 2 Debit cards overdrawn to their limit are no good to anyone!!! And when I later thought about it, anyone with enough skill to steal my purse from a bad which was wrapped around my legs and tied to my left wrist almost deserves the measly sum of Euros they found inside. Well anyway, thanks to my amazing parents, my cards have been ...