Florence is a beautiful small city in Italy. Upon arriving in Florence as small as it was we could not seem to find our hostel. We walked down countless streets and after an hour of wandering finally made it to a corner with a tiny sign stating the name we had been searching for.

After having some light lunch we walked around and saw the Duomo, which is a famous cathedral that you cant miss in the center of Florence. It has a large dome on the top and is decorated with refined architecture and stunning mixtures of color from miles away. We took the afternoon to soak up the sun on the river and see the city from the heights of a near by park. We stopped at a store on the way home to pick up 3 bottles of wine for 10 euro… which we thought was a great deal until we tried them and realized why they were so cheap!

We walked around the different plaza’s and saw the fake david outside, and then went into a castle museum to explore. It was getting colder as the day went on and wetter as the rain started to get harder. Two of my roommates decided to call it quits and head back to the hostel. One wasn’t feeling well and needed to find medicine. My other roommate Melzy and I wanted to go to the Art gallery Degli Uffizi which had many interesting sculptures and the famous painting called the Birth of Venus. We waited in line for two hours!! We had planned on going to the academia to see the real David statue, but it was already late in the day, starting to get dark and we were getting hungry. We decided instead we would grab a gelato and hang out. The last night in Florence we were going to spend at a nice restaurant and have pasta. On the way home Melzy and I found a great spot not too far from the hostel. I had pear pasta! It was amazing!