So, Florence was definitely completely different from Venice. Florence, almost completely created to what it is now by the Medici family, is very artistic. Less condensed than Venice, it was very unique in that it had a lot of art in it. We went on a bus up to see Friesole, a town on the top of the hill that overlooks Florence. These hills also have enormous villas that used to be owned by such people like Milton, Mark Twain, and Leonardo da Vinci. We Then got to see some of the rest of the city. I mistook the tower dedicated to "Saint Nicholas" as dedicated to Santa... I still have yet to see how it was a huge mistake like Phil said. We also then got to see the Santa Croce church, where allegedly a piece of the cross that Jesus was crucified on was brought. We saw the front of the Duomo (House of the Lord) which is actually the 4th largest church in the world and let me tell you, it was freaking huge! We also saw the Uffizi which I was excited to see the Birth of Venus by Botticelli.
Today we arrived in Rome after much drama with the train and the driver and pay phones that we didn't understand. It was frustrating, especially because we had absolutely no idea where our hotel was at all. We barely made it to our tour this afternoon, for some reason the bus didn't pick us up. But we got to see the Colesseum, Forum, and several other places. Tonight's dinner was absolutely amazing Pasta Carbonara in this glass box of a restaurant, delicious and probably incredibly fattening, but totally worth every bacon-y, cream-y, pasta filled bite.
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