Florence, Italy Today was our free day, and we spent most of it sleeping. By the time we ventured outside, it was 1 p.m., and we were starving, so we headed to the nearest café. I didn’t plan on eating… Read More
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Last Day in Roma
Skipping breakfast this morning allowed me to take advantage of every second I had with my bed. Today was the earliest we had to meet as a group, which was at 8:45. We walked to catch a tram, and watched… Read More
Florence, Day 9
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
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