Florence

Florence was a lot of fun this weekend. We didn’t do a lot of the touristy museum kind of things people normally do when they go to Florence because 3 of us are going back there later in the semester for a field trip with school. We’ll be seeing the David and other important artworks then, so why see (and pay for) them twice?

We did, however, see the famous Florentine Duomo. I mean, it’s hard not to. The thing is humongous. And although

I’m not one who likes to go look at a million churches and frescos etc… this one was truly amazing. Anyone who looks at this building and isn’t impressed is crazy.

First off, it’s huge. Gigantic, enormous. HUGE. And beautifully unique. Pink and green marble make up the intricate patterns that are all over the church’s façade. Such detail, the pictures really don’t do it justice.

We climbed all 467 stairs to the top of it to get an amazing view of the city. So cool, and definitely worth every penny.

more Duomo...

We also ate a lot of gelato. We’re making a concerted effort to gain weight here and eat copious amounts of gelato and pasta. Oh, and wine and pizza. Oh, and fresh fruit and vegetables. Can’t forget about those!

When the food looks this good though, can you blame me? I had the best steak of my life in Florence, and it was also the rarest I've ever had. I thought about being adventurous and trying the tripe special they had, but for about 1/1999 of a second. Steak instead. Give me meat! (I think my iron is low with all this pasta and not a lot of protein. Going to work on that...)