23 DETAILS ABOUT MY TRIP TO FIRENZE, ITALIA

1. When? September 2, 2021 (sorry… I’ve been busy)

2. I wore my friend Payton’s red dress and my white converse (we did a lot of walking and my chucks did the job)

3. Got a morning pick-me-up (caffè macchiato) at a coffee shop near the Castiglion Fiorentino train station

4. Train ride from CF to the Firenze Santa Maria Novella train station (took a little over an hour)

5. Quick visit to the Firenze Mercato Centrale

6. Got to see some lovely street art

7. Met our tour guide, Giovanni, at la Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

8. Saw il Palazzo Medici Riccardi

9. Stopped by la Basilica di San Lorenzo

10. Peeked into il Museo Nazionale del Bargello

11. Visited Piazza della Signoria (saw lots of statues including Ercole e Caco and Perseo con la Testa di Medusa)

12. Got a pic of Italia’s UEFA Euro 2020 Championship trophy

13. Admired il Battistero di San Giovanni and la Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (it’s AMAZING!)

14. Tour of la Basilica di Santa Croce (which had a beautiful cloister)

15. Walked through the Uffizi Gallery

16. Saw the Armo River and walked across Ponte Vecchio

17. Had the loveliest lunch with the group at a restaurant called B-Roof (very fancy and an amazing view of the Duomo)

18. Lunch: Maccheroni al sugofinto, Saltibocca alla Romana, Caponata alla sicillana, and gelato alla vaniglia in salsa al cioccolato (molto delizioso!)

19. Drank a shot of espresso after the meal (not as bad as I thought and it’s supposedly good for your digestion)

20. Ate gelato di pistacchio from Grom (one of the best gelato places in town according to our tour guide) (yes, this was my second gelato of the day)

21. Bought a watercolor painting at la Piazza del Duomo

22. While vendors were trying to scam us at a street market, a man said he knew I was Hispanic because of my eyes (that was a first, and I believe I was wearing a face mask)

23. Paid 1 euro to go to the restroom at the train station (reminded me of Mexico)