Hi everyone,
I LOVE FLORENCE! It was so great to see Hannah and she was such a wonderful host. The first order of business was obviously margaritas during happy hour at this cute little restaurant near her apartment so we could get reacquainted.
Next we walked around and she showed me all of the famous landmarks around Florence that she gets to see every day, it was a very different city than both Rome and Venice but I loved it just as much.
The next day we walked to an amazing viewpoint and of course stopped to eat gelato while we admired the view. Then we went to the Boubli Gardens and the Pitti Palace which were both really cool. Hannah pointed out a lot of great things she had learned about the palace from her class and so it was like my own private tour!
That night we made some dinner and shared a bottle of wine… which is sooo cheap in Italy!! You can find bottles for 2 euro! After that began Spring Jam Italy!!! … And we will leave it at that!
One of my favorite things about Italy is SECRET BAKERY. These bakeries around town make treats for all over and they are open from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. It is so funny because its illegal for them to sell the treats while they are making them but if you knock on this sketchy looking door they will poke their heads out and take your orders… if you make any noise they WILL shush you!
Hannah and I were set to go to Cinque Terre the next morning but of course we slept through the alarm so we took the next train two hours later. Cinque Terre is a series of 5 towns that you can hike through and it was my favorite place in the world. The pictures will explain why…
We met up with 3 of Hannah’s friends and hiked through one of the paths the first day and it was quite a good work out.
Looking a little sweaty, this was towards the end of the hike...
The next day I decided that I wanted to do more site-seeing and so I let them go on their hikes and I wandered around the beach and had such a great time! First I stopped for breakfast and I had just a cute little Italian meal…
Then I rented a chair and sat down to read a book that I had borrowed from Hannah, I can’t remember the last time I read for fun… textbooks usually take over!
After a few hours I was hungry again so I went to this restaurant with an amazing view and ordered a Caprese salad- my fave! This pictures sums up my trip…
Overall I lived like royalty that day….
The next few days were a mix of wandering around and working on homework because Hannah was in the midst of finals and preparing to go home. I still managed to squeeze in quite a few gelatos….
Last night we went to this great Italian restaurant for Hannah’s roommate’s birthday and along the way we ran into 3 guys from back home… it was so funny because we had extra reservations and so they just decided to join us – the world is so small! I ordered Vodka pasta to see if I can make it better than them… turns out I can! It was great but I still think mine is slightly tastier…
Today we did a quite shopping trip and I got a super cute dress and then we stopped for gelato and I was off to the train station!! I am currently on the train from Florence to Rome, which is why I decided to catch up on my blogging, I’ll be here for a while.
Hopefully the next time you hear from me I will be safe and sound back in Israel! The plane ride is not going to be great, I get in at 3 am to Jlem and then I have a Hebrew test at 8 am…. Yikes! I will miss Italy...
For the last time (until next time I come to Italy),
ARRIVEDERCI!
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