Today was our first and only free day to do whatever we wanted to. I woke up slowly and enjoyed the sunshine coming in through the window. Honestly, it was just so nice to wake up and not have to… Read More
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Day 8: Uffizi and Florence
Today was a free day to explore. I chose to go to the Uffizi. I had a nice walk there and sat along the wall in the Piazza Della Signoria and enjoyed a (slightly salty) panini while I waited for… Read More
Day 7: Firenze and the Inferno
Waking up in Assisi with a hot breakfast for the first time in days was a blessing before we were onto the bus for another three hour ride, this time to Florence, or “Firenze” in Italian. I’ve spent probably 65%… Read More
Day Seven: On The Road to Florence
I was very sad to leave Assisi. I wish we could have had more time in this lovely time, but we had to move on to Florence. I have learned about Florence in my previous art history classes. I knew… Read More
Day Six: On The Road to Assisi
The bus ride to Assisi was magical. Of course I slept the first half of the bus ride, but the second half was gorgeous. I was not exactly sure what to expect with coming to Assisi. I knew it was… Read More
Free day Firen-zy
First of all, sorry for the terrible pun, I couldn’t resist. Second of all, being able to sleep in was the most amazing thing in the world. Even though I ended up waking myself up at 8:15 for no reason.… Read More
New friends, delicious food and a free day in Florence
It’s Mother’s Day, and naturally, I miss my momma a little extra today. I’ve been thinking about her a lot throughout this whole trip – mostly when I’m eating delicious Italian food. She is a naturally good cook who can… Read More
Day 7 – From beauty to beauty: Florence
Despite the early wakeup call (6:45), I got a really good night’s sleep and was ready for the three-hour bus ride from Assisi to Florence. I got some of my story done about our dinner with the foreign correspondents on… Read More
Dog Blog
Good morning! Since today we have a completely free day, I thought I would write about my all time favorite part of Italy so far…dogs! I think dogs are the highlight of everyone’s day, and the amount that you see… Read More
Day Otto
Today was our free day in Florence. It was a really nice day to not have a schedule and walk around on your own time. Syd and I started the day with just taking a walk outside and just seeing… Read More