So Sam and I, on videotape, officially recanted our worries from last night that Florence would turn out to be a dirty and chaotic city that pales in comparison to Venice. But this morning, we were up at six, gone forty-five minutes later, and we are back, exhausted and dead on our feet eight hours later, having seen pretty much the entire city, from the Arno River to the train station. And while the traffic and the people are less attractive than Venice, Florence is an amazing city absolutely drenched in beautiful history. We met a very nice American couple at the Accademia, and again by the Arno in front of the Ufizzi. It was nice to compare notes on the differences between Venice and Florence, since they had just left Venice the day before, like we did.
So we have added the Accademia, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Croce Church, and the Basilica Santa Maria Novella to our list of sights. All were amazing, and all have contributed equally to one very restful night sleep that we are going to have later tonight.
Hey Ang! I'm glad that you had a good time in Florence even though it didn't look too promising at first. Have fun in Rome and remember, NO WORRIES! Oh, and by the way, classes were cancelled today! Apparently that hasn't happened here in many many years. And it continues to sleet and snow, so there is hope of more history-making tomorrow! Love you!
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