FLORENCE = My favorite place in Italy, and maybe in the whole world. This city is absolutely Magical. I loved every second of our 2 1/2 days there. We got to see so many amazing things as far as art was concerned, but really I loved most the atmosphere of the place. As you can see from all of these pictures, it was BEAUTIFUL there. Everywhere was green and they have this river that was just outside of our silly little hotel (it was like an ugly dorm room for 3 people... the shower was also connected to the toilet with no divider curtain, so everything just got wet as heck... plus the towels were basically the same material as sheets... so funny). We at delicious food here, and they had some great shopping. Brunalessci's duomo, Gilberti's baptistry doors, and of course Michaelangelo's absolutely perfect David were all there as well, which just added to the fact that this is now one of my favorite places on earth.
(The view of the city out of our Apartment window)
(That first night... Isn't it breathtaking?)
(A view (ish) of the city from the top of the hill. It was so green and full of flowers that was just beautiful, plus this guy was playing music which just made the experience that much better.)
VENICE- Not as romantic as you may think. I actually really liked Venice, but it is just a place for tourists to eat pretty decent food (actually the best pizza of the trip was here) and to enjoy water everywhere with these beautiful buildings. All the buildings in Italy are these pastel colors, but they were much more vibrant in Venice. The whole city is falling apart, but it is still pretty awesome. Me and my friend Jamie took a boat ride around the whole city and up to the island of Morono, which is where they actually blow the glass. We got to see some amazing works of glass art here, and a few old chapels that were pretty. I would recommend paying the money to take the boat ride around this city, it was picturesque.
After venice we got to go to Milan, the fashion capital of the world. It was not that much different from a city in America as far as around the train station and the hotel that we stayed in. We got in pretty late that night, and so all we wanted to do was find food and go to sleep. So me, Jamie, Jen, Spencer and Will found this small Italian resturaunt and it was so delicious! We just talked for about 3 hours and it was such a nice change of pase and a very fun way to get to know the people in our group. We enjoyed it for sure. My favorite modern museum was here in Milan, so that was the highlight for me I think, but also, this Cathedral, the Milan Cathedral, is BREATHTAKING both inside and out. Go there. :)
After Milan we took a few hours to see the city Padua. Now anyone who knows anything about Art History should recognize the name, Giotto. Well Giotto is this genius painter who basically started the renaissance movement in painting. He is the first man to show realistic perspective and facial expressions. This chapel pictured below was painted by him, and seriously made me cry how beautiful it was. Our instructors had never been inside either, so they were balling as well, and it was just awesome. Go there. It is called the Arena Chapel. We were happy art history people in there. 
So that is how we ended Italy. It was a beautiful day! And we were all excited to get off to England where they spoke English ha ha. :)
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