Monday morning mom dad and I were up early, went back to our outdoor cafe for some breakfast before our train to Florence! I had been away from "home" for the past 14days and was looking forward to some time in a city I am comfortable calling home. Our train ride gave mom and dad some views of the Italian country side, very different from the city sights of Rome. Once we arrived to Florence, I quickly dropped my bag at home while they brought their bags to the hotel. The days in Florence with my parents was split between friends, classes and playing the role of tour guide :)
Rome train station
country side
Duomo
hotel & Piazza S.S. Annunziata
View from their hotel room
One of the places you can't miss for lunch in Florence is the Oil Shoppe. With a vast array of gourmet hot and cold sandwiches all'Italiana with creative ingredients the Oil Shoppe is the place to eat. Opening at 10:30 in the morning, you must get there early or by 2pm the latest for the risk you run is the shop being closed due to the fact that they run out of bread! ya they're that good. After lunch I had to attend class, allowing mom and dad to explore Florence on their own.
using my tour guide skills to show off Strozi Palace
one of my classrooms
Walking through the streets of Florence is one of my favorite things to do - there is so much to see. I am still noticing new things on streets i walk every day! The trouble with showing my parents around Florence.... I wanted them to see everything that I love about the city - very difficult to do in such a short period of time! I thought that the best thing to do would be to make a giant circle of Florence, see some of the major sights and then bring them back to them throughout the few days in the city. First we decided to walk and window shop doing Via de' Tornabuoni located in the center of Florence, starting at piazza Antinori we strolled down Tornabuoni to the ponte Santa Trinita and enjoyed sun set along the Arno River.
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