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Florence.

Berry the Dog Apparently, you can buy your dog a ticket to ride the train system in Italy. Berry (pictured above) was making himself nice and comfortable in the aisle.	Cannoli To conclude my trip to Florence, I enjoyed a fresh cannoli- made with delicious ricotta cheese and dipped in chocolate chip/pistachio. Safe to say that after eating this giant cannoli, I was not hungry for the rest of the day.
Michelangelo's David Waited on line for 3 hours to see this historic site






Caesar & Fries As much as I would like to say I enjoyed an elegant Italian dinner during my night in Florence, I cannot. Maddy and I went out exploring the streets of Florence and couldn't pass up the opportunity to try Italy's version of American food. We ordered a salad and a burger, and the waitress even served us on 1950's-style roller-skates...		Me, in front of the Duomo of Florence.
		Duomo (Florence)


	Small Maddy
Museo Galileo	Tourist Maddy The perfect example of how to be an American tourist in Italy: carry around 3 satchels and a camera.	Trendy Nicole
View of Florence Upon recommendation, Maddy and I climbed 4,000 (that's how many it felt like... I don't know) stairs to experience this incredible view. From the Piazza del Michelangelo, you can look down upon the city of Florence. It was very much worth the climb.		Not the Real David At the top of the Piazza del Michelangelo, this statue resides... it is a famous, and nearly identical, imitation of the real one.


Pizza Maddy Pizza is always a safe choice in Italy.
Candid Nicole Thoughtfully looking over the menu to choose my first lunch in Florence. Not surprisingly, I chose a meal with cheese and carbs.



		Breakfast in Florence Upon arriving in Florence, Maddy and I discovered a small caffe across from the train station. We enjoyed a "light" breakfast of creme-filled pastries and coffee.
		Breakfast Pastries Surprisingly, my pastry was the one with apricot filling. Maddy tried the one with Nutella.




		Piazza del Michelangelo
Ponte Vecchio

Without a doubt, Florence (Italy) is my favorite city in Italy. The architecture, monuments, people, and shops were exactly how I pictured my most idealistic version of Italy. Maddy and I got an early start to the day (6am) to catch a train from Milan to Florence. The 2-hour ride was very simple and we were content with our personal room at Hostel Florence Plus. During our first day in Florence, we visited the city's Duomo, climbed to the top of the Piazza del Michelangelo and crossed the beautiful Ponte Vecchio. We enjoyed a traditional Italian lunch (pizza and calzone), as soft accordion music played in the background (video is featured on the home page), and then had to try some gelato later on! For dinner, we were complete tourists, and ate at the "American Diner" down the road from our hostel. The second day, Maddy and I waited 2 1/2 hours on line to take a picture will Michelangelo's famous DAVID statue. The artwork and sculptures were very intriguing and this museum was definitely worth the wait. Finally, the day would not have been complete without an enormous cannoli (half chocolate chip/half pistachio chips).

La Ragazza Italiana

Le avventure di una studentessa italoamericana in Italia

Florence.

Berry the Dog

Apparently, you can buy your dog a ticket to ride the train system in Italy. Berry (pictured above) was making himself nice and comfortable in the aisle.

Cannoli

To conclude my trip to Florence, I enjoyed a fresh cannoli- made with delicious ricotta cheese and dipped in chocolate chip/pistachio. Safe to say that after eating this giant cannoli, I was not hungry for the rest of the day.

Michelangelo's David

Waited on line for 3 hours to see this historic site

Caesar & Fries

Me, in front of the Duomo of Florence.

Duomo (Florence)

Small Maddy

Museo Galileo

Tourist Maddy

The perfect example of how to be an American tourist in Italy: carry around 3 satchels and a camera.

Trendy Nicole

View of Florence

Upon recommendation, Maddy and I climbed 4,000 (that's how many it felt like... I don't know) stairs to experience this incredible view. From the Piazza del Michelangelo, you can look down upon the city of Florence. It was very much worth the climb.

Not the Real David

At the top of the Piazza del Michelangelo, this statue resides... it is a famous, and nearly identical, imitation of the real one.

Pizza Maddy

Pizza is always a safe choice in Italy.

Candid Nicole

Thoughtfully looking over the menu to choose my first lunch in Florence. Not surprisingly, I chose a meal with cheese and carbs.

Breakfast in Florence

Upon arriving in Florence, Maddy and I discovered a small caffe across from the train station. We enjoyed a "light" breakfast of creme-filled pastries and coffee.

Breakfast Pastries

Surprisingly, my pastry was the one with apricot filling. Maddy tried the one with Nutella.

Piazza del Michelangelo

Ponte Vecchio

Firenze, Italia

Ponte Vecchio