Today was a lovely day in Florence! It was sunny and perfect, and I finally got some much needed vitamin D. I spent several hours walking the streets with my new friend Leah, and discovered an unlikely flavor of gelato...yogurt? It was amazing, trust me. I have also been returning to a specific gelateria every day in order to try a very strange, but highly recommended flavor that includes ricotta cheese and figs. They tell me everyday that they ran out and will have more the next day...sounds like a scam, but if it is, I'm okay with it.
I also got to see the Archeological Museum in Florence! I was thrilled to see real Ancient Egyptian mummies, canopic jars and hieroglyphics! I couldn't understand why the other girls in my class were so grossed out...I think it is utterly amazing that I was in a room with ancient dead bodies! You could even see blood stains on the cloth, and they had hair and petrified skin! COME ON THAT IS COOL!
In other news- Last weekend I went to a Gavin Degraw concert in Nonantola, Italy! Don't worry if you've never heard of him...nobody has! We caught a ride with my amazing host parents, who coincidentally were driving to Bologna for work. After tromping through a lot of dirty snow, we found the train station in Bologna. Now I must confess, Bologna did not make a good impression on me. It was very anticlimactic to arrive in a dirty, snowy city, and then have to walk about 3 miles to the station. From there we went to Modena, a smaller town/city about 30 minutes away. Modena was very cute, and I laughed deliriously over a street called F.Crispi. In my defense, I was somewhat delirious from hunger and exhaustion by that point. To sum up a long story, we had a great time at the concert that night, but the next morning was less than ideal. We hauled our not so eager butts to the station in the morning, very ready to return to Florence. On our second train from Bologna to Florence we were forced to squat like hobos because we had no seats. This was entirely our fault because we missed our original train....oops. It looked a lot like this... What an adventure!
This weekend is supposed to be BEAUTIFUL and sunny and 65...who's jealous now New York?!?! I plan to attend a dance festival that will be here for the whole weekend. They have performances, dance apparel, information and visiting dance companies in all genres! A whole festival just for me! I also plan to take a long trek to the yonder regions of Florence, up in the hills and out of the city. It can't be that far because I can see it all from the river. I need some nature in my life!
Arrivederci!
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