Sorry for the delay in posting! Things have been pretty busy here in Rome/Florence.
Last week we finally had our much anticipated pizza and gelato crawl. I tried 4 different kinds of pizza and 3 different gelato flavors. It was absolutely delicious!
I also got to visit the Pantheon last week which had been on my to-do list for awhile!
The major event of this past week was our trip to Florence with our art history professor Paulo. He is quite an interesting guy and he led us around the Uffizi gallery, Bargello Museum, and several walking tours of the city.
Our weekend started out with the Uffizi gallery and then a Thanksgiving dinner at our hotel. For lunch I showed some of the girls my favorite panini spot and we got some delicious gelato from Perche No! We then took some silly photos in front of the Duomo before heading back to the hotel for Thanksgiving dinner. At dinner each apartment had to come up with a skit to perform for the group. The boys combined to do one big skit. They did a dating game and had our funniest male professors be interviewed by different girls on our program. It was incredibly funny and everyone had a great time!
The next day we toured the Bargello and had a walking tour of the city. During our lunch break I climbed to the top of the Duomo. It was the most beautiful view I have ever had of the city and of the surrounding hill towns. After that we had fun shopping at the leather market of San Lorenzo before our walking tour of the city. That night I was able to meet up with my friend Paige, who is studying abroad in Florence for the entire year. We went out to dinner and I had a delicious pesto pasta and for dessert we went to her favorite gelato shop. I also got to see where she lived and she gave me a little tour of the city and where her classes are. It is very fun to see a familiar face from home, especially around the holidays. We are all starting to get a little homesick but we can't believe how little time we have left! After that we climbed up to Piazza Michelangelo with the group and played games and took pictures. We got to see the city all lit up at night. After that Paige took us to one of the secret bakeries of Florence, delicious!
The next day we got to visit the famous David of Michelangelo. Let me tell you it is so much more beautiful in person than it is in pictures! I think all the girls fell in love a little bit. Then we toured the Medici Chapel, which wrapped up our classes for the weekend. After that we did some shopping in the leather market and I stopped at the farmer's market where I ran into Paige! After that some of us visited the Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace. They were absolutely gorgeous and reminded me of Pride and Prejudice with the view over the Tuscan countryside. That night we celebrated the 3 birthdays of this weekend by going out to dinner and getting gelato. We had a great night and of course took one last trip to the secret bakery.
Our last day we were free to spend it as we please and it started with a birthday morning coffee at the Rivoire cafe. It was the best cappuccino I have had in Italy. After that we watched the Florence marathon for a little bit and then we came across the carousel. It was so much fun to ride the carousel and watch the marathon! From there we did some more last minute shopping at the leather market, got one last panini and gelato, and then got some hot chocolate at the Lindt store. We spent our last hour sitting outside the Duomo drinking hot chocolate. European hot chocolate is very different from American hot chocolate. Here, no matter where you order it, it is drinking melted chocolate. It is delicious and rich, those are the two best words I can use to describe it.
When we got back home we finished my birthday by watching How to Train your Dragon, an excellent movie for those of you who have not watched it. It was the perfect weekend spent with a great group of people!
Last week we finally had our much anticipated pizza and gelato crawl. I tried 4 different kinds of pizza and 3 different gelato flavors. It was absolutely delicious!
I also got to visit the Pantheon last week which had been on my to-do list for awhile!
The major event of this past week was our trip to Florence with our art history professor Paulo. He is quite an interesting guy and he led us around the Uffizi gallery, Bargello Museum, and several walking tours of the city.
Our weekend started out with the Uffizi gallery and then a Thanksgiving dinner at our hotel. For lunch I showed some of the girls my favorite panini spot and we got some delicious gelato from Perche No! We then took some silly photos in front of the Duomo before heading back to the hotel for Thanksgiving dinner. At dinner each apartment had to come up with a skit to perform for the group. The boys combined to do one big skit. They did a dating game and had our funniest male professors be interviewed by different girls on our program. It was incredibly funny and everyone had a great time!
The next day we toured the Bargello and had a walking tour of the city. During our lunch break I climbed to the top of the Duomo. It was the most beautiful view I have ever had of the city and of the surrounding hill towns. After that we had fun shopping at the leather market of San Lorenzo before our walking tour of the city. That night I was able to meet up with my friend Paige, who is studying abroad in Florence for the entire year. We went out to dinner and I had a delicious pesto pasta and for dessert we went to her favorite gelato shop. I also got to see where she lived and she gave me a little tour of the city and where her classes are. It is very fun to see a familiar face from home, especially around the holidays. We are all starting to get a little homesick but we can't believe how little time we have left! After that we climbed up to Piazza Michelangelo with the group and played games and took pictures. We got to see the city all lit up at night. After that Paige took us to one of the secret bakeries of Florence, delicious!
Gelato with the girls at Perche No!
The top of the Duomo
The next day we got to visit the famous David of Michelangelo. Let me tell you it is so much more beautiful in person than it is in pictures! I think all the girls fell in love a little bit. Then we toured the Medici Chapel, which wrapped up our classes for the weekend. After that we did some shopping in the leather market and I stopped at the farmer's market where I ran into Paige! After that some of us visited the Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace. They were absolutely gorgeous and reminded me of Pride and Prejudice with the view over the Tuscan countryside. That night we celebrated the 3 birthdays of this weekend by going out to dinner and getting gelato. We had a great night and of course took one last trip to the secret bakery.
The Pitti Palace
Our last day we were free to spend it as we please and it started with a birthday morning coffee at the Rivoire cafe. It was the best cappuccino I have had in Italy. After that we watched the Florence marathon for a little bit and then we came across the carousel. It was so much fun to ride the carousel and watch the marathon! From there we did some more last minute shopping at the leather market, got one last panini and gelato, and then got some hot chocolate at the Lindt store. We spent our last hour sitting outside the Duomo drinking hot chocolate. European hot chocolate is very different from American hot chocolate. Here, no matter where you order it, it is drinking melted chocolate. It is delicious and rich, those are the two best words I can use to describe it.
The 21 year old riding the carousel
When we got back home we finished my birthday by watching How to Train your Dragon, an excellent movie for those of you who have not watched it. It was the perfect weekend spent with a great group of people!
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