Today Florence is hot hot hot! It is probably 90 degrees and the amount of people outside is not helping with the temperature. This morning we were going on a tour of the wonderfully historic city of Florence. Unfortunately, not all of us were in it due to the temperature... However, we still learned a thing or two about the city. My favorite part of the tour was Michelangelo's The David. He really is the man of every girl's dreams. We continued on the tour passing by the Uffizzi Gallery, The Ponte Vecchio, The Duomo. Florence is really a photogenic city-- every corner, every side street had the best colors and the best composition.
After our tour we went to Lorenzo's, a famous Florentine leather carrier. There, we learned about the history and production of leather. It was all really interesting. After we went into the actual store to take a look at Lorenzo's leather goods.
Following, we had the rest of the day to ourselves to explore, shop and eat fine Italian food. Once again, doing these activities was difficult due to the intense heat wave. Florence really has the best shopping-- it was hard not to buy everything. Also, art is everywhere in Florence; churches, famous paintings and statues, and even in the streets. It was the center of the RENAISSANCE don't ya know?? The rest of the day I spent walking around and then eating a delicious pasta lunch.
That night we went to the best spot: Piazza Michelangelo. This piazza overlooks the whole entire city. The orange bricks, the River Arno, the different architecture; it's amazing. For dinner we went to a nice family restaurant that provided at 5 coarse meal, opera singing and dancing. It was probably the best meal of the trip. It had delicious lasanga and ziti. To end the night we went to a great discotheque called Space. There was dancing, great drinks and good music. We even got into the V.I.P room!
Florence was amazing -- tomorrow we were going to Venice for a romantic time!
BACI!
--dani
After our tour we went to Lorenzo's, a famous Florentine leather carrier. There, we learned about the history and production of leather. It was all really interesting. After we went into the actual store to take a look at Lorenzo's leather goods.
Following, we had the rest of the day to ourselves to explore, shop and eat fine Italian food. Once again, doing these activities was difficult due to the intense heat wave. Florence really has the best shopping-- it was hard not to buy everything. Also, art is everywhere in Florence; churches, famous paintings and statues, and even in the streets. It was the center of the RENAISSANCE don't ya know?? The rest of the day I spent walking around and then eating a delicious pasta lunch.
That night we went to the best spot: Piazza Michelangelo. This piazza overlooks the whole entire city. The orange bricks, the River Arno, the different architecture; it's amazing. For dinner we went to a nice family restaurant that provided at 5 coarse meal, opera singing and dancing. It was probably the best meal of the trip. It had delicious lasanga and ziti. To end the night we went to a great discotheque called Space. There was dancing, great drinks and good music. We even got into the V.I.P room!
Florence was amazing -- tomorrow we were going to Venice for a romantic time!
BACI!
--dani
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