Florence!

Saturday was really fun.

We met everyone in the campo at 6:30 in the morning, and then headed to the train station to catch our 7:45 train.

Luckily they had coffee at the station, and yummy pastries. I got a big fluffy donut-like one with yellow custardy stuff in the middle. It was really good.

It was only about an hour train ride, and then immediately after we got there, we headed for the line to see The David. It took probably about an hour for the line to finally move significantly, so I'm glad we got there fairly early!





















The David was definitely bigger than I expected! I'm sure I had heard what size it really was at some point, but it was still so suprising to see in person! It was nothing like I pictured it.

After that we headed to the Duomo, which is so enormous, it is unfathomable. It is so uniquely beautiful. After admiring the outside, we decided we wanted to climb up to the top. It was an amazing view from the top! It was a lot of steep stairs, and it was very cramped and hot on the way up, but it was definitely worth it!














After doing some more exploring, and realizing that pretty much everything else was kind of expensive to get into, we headed to a nearby pizza place to get out of the heat and watch the Argentina vs. Germany game. It was very entertaining watching the Italian owners dramatically yell at the screen as Germany scored goal after goal, and Argentina failed to score any. But a very sad game to watch overall. :(

Overall, a very fun trip to Florence. It is definitely very different than Rome, so it was nice to branch out and see another part of Italy. Personally, I think I like the atmosphere of Rome a little better, but I would defintitely like to spend some more time in Florence at some of the churches and Museums.

Sunday and Monday weren't that eventful, but it was nice to have a couple days to relax. It has been extremely hot here, so we haven't been up to all that much.

Today we checked out the Capuchin Crypt. It was smaller than I expected--the church itself is pretty small--but it was still really cool to see. There are elaborate decorations made out of bones everywhere.