Buonojourno, Firenze

Salut tout le monde. Went to Florence this weekend with my group and had a splendid time. We got to visit all of the sites, including the Duomo which is always cool. We also made a pit-stop in Pisa and I got to take a touristy picture of myself holding up the leaning tower. I have to say, the Italians just seem to get this culture stuff right. They are all incredibly beatiful, wear great shoes, are nice, and eat good food. Gotta love it. We were lucky that the weather was nice for our full day in the city; it rained the next day, but we were only there in the morning, so it wasn't problem.

I climbed the Duomo and proved, once again, that I am in fact afraid of heights. However, I did get a cool pic at the top of it which I will post soon ( I feel like I keep saying that, but seriously, it's gonna happen and when it does, oh get excited.) We also went into another church (can't remember the name at the moment) and checked out its coolness. As part of the trip, we got admission into the Ufizzi Gallery and the Academia one (aka where the David is) and it was all cool and jazzy like that. Even though I've seen it before, I can't help but be amazed at how perfectly the David is, everymuscle is right on, it's really incredible. I was also amazed at how influential the Medici's were to the Golden Age of Florence. Obviously? you always know that kind of stuff, but to hear about it and see what a strong influence they had over the city (and, in effect the rest of the world) you are so impressed by it. Our tour guide told us that the last Medici was a woman who never had any children and before she died, she willed all of the Medici's possessions to the city, which is why it can be appreciated now. I really felt that that kind of giving is so profound; the way it alows you to keep giving even after you and your family are gone.

So yes, italy was great. I got a bit sick on the bus ride, but that basically is just another way of proving that I am, indeed, a Rose (was there ever really a need to question?).

Tomorrow we are going bowling. This is going to be exciting, who knew that the French bowled?