Today was our last day in Firenze with Amanda, and we certainly made the most of it. We went for an early morning coffee together before Amanda's class, then waited in line together at the Academia--where we got to see Michaelangelo's incredible David sculpture. Pictures are forbidden, but I do have photos of the "fake" David; they make copies of all the sculptures that were in front of the Piazza Signorio and moved the originals inside to keep them well-restored. I had no idea how large all of these sculptures were, but it is truly remarkable to see them in real life.
After the Academica, Amanda had to head off to class, so Jenny and I wandered into a bookstore for a bit and then met Amanda for lunch at the Oil Shoppe--a tiny but popular (and delicious) sandwich joint down a random side street. It was filled with study abroad students, likely because of the 5 Euro meal deal. A bit of a long wait, but it was well worth it!
We took a post-lunch rest and I helped Amanda figure out her SLR camera that she has been using very well despite the language being set to Italian. All is well now; we changed the language to English and I taught her how to adjust all the settings. We are excited for future photo adventures!
Amanda then had to go to class, so Jenny and I headed to the Pitti Palace gardens, but decided not to go in after learning it would cost 10 Euro to go in. Bummer. We happily wandered around Florence instead, and found converters for our UK cell phones (which were dead) and checked out the leather market--which smells divine.
Once Amanda was finished, we went for Gelato Waffles at "Hani's bar"(where we've now eaten three times since being here: lunch, breakfast, and dessert), then came back to rest before a lovely dinner at Dante's (also owned by Hani). We had a delicious meal with free wine! Cheers for being a student.
Following dinner, we stopped by the Be Bop's Beatles Night, then ran around the city for a little while and took some fun pictures. I cannot wait to share these moments with you!
We are waking up early tomorrow to have coffee together before Jenny and I set off for Venice. Will keep you posted!
Love,
lvp
Leslie, reading about your adventures gives me so much pleasure! Your descriptions are vivid ... I can almost see what you're seeing and feel what you're feeling. I must confess that I feel a twinge of envy that I never got to do such things when I was young, but I'm SO happy that YOU are getting to do them. I'm sure you will continue having a perfectly wonderful time everywhere you go... and I can hardly wait to see your pictures. Happy Easter, sweet girl! Love from your mamaw
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