Spring Break part 2 Florence

After Milan, Florence was the next city we visited. We arrived fairly early to Florence, and had enough time to check out our surroundings, but we didn't really see any of the attractions. However, we did see some beautiful sights down by the canals where Caleb decided to take a very risky picture. That night we decided to go out and get a feel for the nightlife. However, we couldn't find that many jumping bars or clubs, but we did find a hookah bar. Unfortunately, the bar charged a fee on top of the hookah that you have to buy because you have to pay to sit at the place not only for the shisha and the hookah. WHICH IS FREAKING RIDICULOUS! So most of our group left and me and Kyle decided to stay. Not too long after, we hear American English being spoken not too far away from us. Turns out it's a couple of guys from Massachusetts. We sat and talked for about 2 hours before we finally had to leave because the place was closing.

The next day in Florence we decided to check out all the attractions, so we got an early start and began with the cathedral and bell tower. I did not know that the bell tower actually has three stories. In fact, I thought it only had one, but as it turns out you can get to the roof and see a gorgeous view of the whole city. I did not make it up to there... We saw the church and it was huge and beautiful just like a catholic city should have. Underneath was the museum brandishing all the roman and renaissance artifacts that could be found beneath and around El Duomo.

After seeing most of the main square we headed up to the lookout point to get a great view of the city. At the top of the city we enjoyed a gorgeous sight along with beautiful music as one of the locals brought out a guitar and played for awhile. Then it was time for more gelato, where I found out clementine is the worst flavor ever. It's kinda sweet at first then a tangy bitterness fills your mouth along with little pieces of fruit that taste even worse swirl around your mouth. Just terrible.

In the Evening we tried to check out some parks along with the castle bastion towards the south. Unfortunately, you have to pay for entrance so we went another way to a park where you had to also pay so we just went to the other castle in the city which was fascinating as it was almost 1500 years old. Well at least some parts of it were nearly that old, but there have been renovations along with additions. At the end of it we ended the Florence trip at a small restaurant where we packed our bodies and bags into. Then we were off to Rome.