Taking the train(s) back to Florence was as easy as cake. We arrived in Florence just kind of wandered. We didn't really have anything planned..well, we had nothing planned. So we just walked. Rather quickly we found this building (--->) being that it takes up half of city. It's the Florence cathedral. Honestly, I don't know anything about this building besides it's beautiful and immaculate. We were going to take a tour of it but the lines were huge the first day we got there, the second day we went to Sienna, and the third/last day it was closed due to it being Good Friday. But I am kind of glad I didn't get to see it because now I have an excuse to go back to Italy! We did get to see the hugest attraction in Florence though. I prioritized it. It was seeing a particularly famous sculpture, some of you might know it as Michelangelo's David. It was awesome!! It is so much larger than you would think! If I can recall correctly, he is about 17 feet tall. So huge. The museum was filled with a bunch more beautiful sculptures and paintings but David is by far the largest and most well known.
Originally, we were going to stay in Florence for 3 days but we randomly met up with a friend from our school program in Prague and he invited us to go on a wine tasting trip in Tuscany with a group he was traveling with. I was sold. All he had to say was wine. People in Italy drink wine like it is water. So to Tuscany we went!
Tuscany...what can I say about Tuscany. To sum it up, it is beautiful. It is filled with vineyards and rolling hills. Absolutely amazing.
In the coarse of the day we went to not only 1 vineyard but 2. I tried so many different wines, it was overwhelming. I learned out to properly taste test wines and learned all about how they are made and stored. Another we learned about was balsamic dressing. For those of you who are not familiar with European customs and balsamic....Europeans use balsamic for absolutely everything. They also age it. I tried the best balsamic ever and it was older than me! One was 30 years old and one was 50 years. They were delicious.
Tuscany...what can I say about Tuscany. To sum it up, it is beautiful. It is filled with vineyards and rolling hills. Absolutely amazing.
In the coarse of the day we went to not only 1 vineyard but 2. I tried so many different wines, it was overwhelming. I learned out to properly taste test wines and learned all about how they are made and stored. Another we learned about was balsamic dressing. For those of you who are not familiar with European customs and balsamic....Europeans use balsamic for absolutely everything. They also age it. I tried the best balsamic ever and it was older than me! One was 30 years old and one was 50 years. They were delicious.
The vineyards were really cool but the absolute best part of the day trip was going to Dondoli's Gelataria. :) Best gelato I have ever had, and probably will be the best I will ever have. I actually met Mr. Dondoli!! He taught me how gelato should be made.