Florence

Sept 28th
Florence

Great day today!! I got to make my first trip to Florence, certainly one of the most amazing cities I’ve stopped in these past couple months. I was with a tour entitled Florence on your own, which as the name indicates, allows the group to wander the city on their own. We had no tour guide to follow, just 5 hours of freedom in a great city. Well, I think I pretty much saw everything, or everything that could be seen without paying an entrance fee (excluding me from the inside of most buildings and their long lines). I just followed my map, took pictures of everything, and didn’t really stop the entire time I was there. Check the pictures though to see some of the cathedrals, the Duomo, bridges, streets, sculptures, and other important landmarks. I didn’t see the real David however, the line didn’t exactly fit with my efficiency strategy. There was a nice enough replica that I got a picture with, but that aside, I was able to see almost all of Florence’s architecture. Also…I bought a leather jacket! I’m excited about that because now I have an authentic Italian leather jacket made in Italy. It was 130 euros (around $200), which was a great deal for the quality and compared to the other jackets I found. So today was great, and tomorrow is Rome!!! I’ll have a million new pics to post next time I can sit online. Thanks for reading!!