Florence has been an interesting adventure of discovering new types of people and learning to function in pouring down rain. Florence is the perfect place to people-watch and listen to people's conversations in different languages. Not only is it good for examining strangers...
Florence, while it doesn’t hold the major amount of history still holds quite a bit. Unlike Rome, with all it’s historical monuments, Florence holds it’s history mostly in art aside from the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio. I didn’t realize how much art...
The past few days in Rome have been a mixture of exhaustion, excitement, awe, and lots of rain. It has been hard for me to think about what to focus on in this blog since there have been so many adventures. I found...
I never would have believed anyone if they told me I would get to go to Italy and see some of the greatest art ever created. At the Uffizi in Florence, I had the privilege of viewing several works by Botticelli. While every...
[caption id="attachment_4773" align="alignnone" width="300"] Michaelangelo’s David[/caption] Traveling from Rome to Florence felt like traveling from New York City to Pittsburgh. I enjoyed my time in Rome. Of course, I did. The architecture there is so far beyond amazing...
The last few days in Florence have been absolutely magical, and this is definitely my favorite city in Italy so far. From the beautiful views, the delicious gelato and the incredible history, visiting Florence has been a very enriching and life-changing experience. On...
Firenze is a wonderful city here in Italy. It is Dante’s hometown and we have been learning so much about him. We have seen his house, his church, the baptistery in which he was baptized, and much more. It’s all starting to...
Once we arrived in Florence, home to Michelangelo’s David, Scudieri, and Brunelleschi’s dome, I realized that this was a city I was going to fall in love with exploring. The feel of this city is much more calming and laid back, which is...
If you are a fellow traveler that wants to see a place where history unfolds before your eyes, Firenze is a place that reveals all of the fascinating characteristics of the Italian Renaissance. The deep history can be seen through stone roads that...