The week between Cinque Terre and Oktoberfest was quiet, low key and filled with a lot of homework (yes i am going to school and do have work) I've found some of my favorite spots to do homework including the steps of Santa Croce Church, Piazza Signora or right outside my house on the steps of the Ospedale degli Innocenti. The Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents) was one of the first children's orphanages built in 1419. The hospital defines the eastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata, and was a charity institution that was responsible for the welfare of abandoned children representing social and humanistic views of Florence.
Ospedale degli Innocenti & Piazza Santissima Annuziata
Basilica of Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan church in the world and has sixteen chapels. The building of Santa Croce began in 1294 and was consecrated in 1442. In 1863 a Jewish architect designed the 19th century facade which explains the ornate front of the building compared to the sides. Santa Croce is the bruial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, including Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavalli.
Basilica of Santa Croce
Piazza della Signora is an L shaped piazza in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It is the focal point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and maintains its reputation today. Meeting place of Florentines and numerous tourist. The square holds landmark buildings such as Loggia della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery and the Palace of the Tribunate della Mercanzia.
Piazza della Signoria
A week full of school work and studying was topped off by a weekend trip to Munich Germany for Oktoberfest. This trip clearly needs its own post - I'll be back soon with stories of a weekend filled with long bus rides, singing, laughing and beers at 9am!
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