We arrived in Florence at night after a day of class and get to our small hotel. At first it seems kind of sketchy because it is so quiet, but it actually turned out to be a nice place to stay! That night I just went to sleep because we had to get up early and go on a tour of Tuscany. At 8 am Friday morning, Lindsey, Megan and I go to the bus station to get on our bus to start the tour.
Our first stop is the small town of Siena. This is where the annual horse race goes on. The town was so quaint- the streets were quite empty but there was so much charm! All the buildings were so old but very well preserved. We had a guide walk us around the town and give us a little history about it. Our next stop was at an organic farm and vineyard where we got a delicious meal consisting of home made pasta, salad, bruschetta, cheeses, various kinds of wine as well as biscotti with wine that you dipped it in. From there we went to another small town called San Gimignano. There we walked around on our own. There were many leather shops as well as places to get gelato. We caved and got ourselves so gelato and it was delicious! Our last stop of the day was at Pisa. We got out of the bus and had this little train/tram thing take us around the town. I have to say I was not as impressed with Pisa as I thought I would be. Granted it is not tourist season, but the town was pretty dead and dirty. We did get to have our ‘cheesy’ leaning tower of Pisa picture taken though!
We spent Saturday and Sunday in Florence. I was thrilled that I go to see my friend from high school, Amy, in Florence on Saturday night! While in Florence, besides just walking around seeing all of the beautiful buildings, we went to the Galleria dell’Accademia, the Duomo, and the Uffizi. Seeing Michelangelo’s David was surreal. From pictures you simply can not appreciate how stunning of a sculptor it is! We walked across the Ponte Vecchio as well! The only thing that I did not love about Florence was the mass amounts of tourists there were. I felt like I did not see any locals- all tourists! All of the food was amazing though- we got authentic Italian meals that were delicious! I would have to say that Tuscany was hands down my favorite part of the weekend!
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