Florence with Friends

 After the Wine tasting in Tuscany my friends and I jumped on a train and traveled to Florence for a little adventure. Our first day there we got pizza and then walked across Ponte Veccio, the famous Medieval bridge located there. It was a playful scene with music being played and lights twinkling in the Arno river. 

The next day we visited Museu dell'Opera, an art museum, and then made the crazy treck up to the top of the Duomo, the top of the Cathedral. It was an amazing view! You could see the entire city of Florence from the top. Throughout my time in Italy I have definitely learned that it is always worth it to make the climb to the top of Duomos. We hung out there for a little while, until we had taken it all in.

Afterwards we visited the Cathedral which is just a crazy view with all of it's colors and decorations. The inside was nothing compared to it's intricate exterior, but you could go beneath the church and visit the ruins that had been found underneath, which was really interesting. Always layers. 

We didn't have enough time to visit the Uffizi Gallery which houses Michelangelo's real David so we made due with the fake one we found.

Florence was a beautiful city. It feels as if you are stepping back to the Renaissance when strolling the streets. The atmosphere here was also very different than that of Rome. It may be a large tourist destination but it feels really relaxed and young, "chill" comes to mind when describing this colorful city.