florence and siena.

I am so sorry for my bad posting. I get internet like every six days, but we're going to Paris at the end of the week, and we're hoping our internet has wi-fi, but for now, I'll just give you some pics and quick updates about our three days in Florence.
We loved Florence - she made a great first impression on us. As we arrived off the train, it was evening and the sun was setting over the river, which you already saw. Florence is home to beautiful churches and views, too, such as the famous Duomo, and the beautiful views from above the city. I could happily live in Florence.


Florence is full of markets, cathedrals, cobblestones, and art.
And David as in Michelangelo's David, of whom I was not particularly fond until I saw him in real life. It was awesome, for lack of a cooler word.

We also took a trip to Siena for the afternoon, where we ate delicious carbs, as usual, and also saw some art, as usual. Siena is a quaint Medieval town and I would like to go back someday and explore all those twisty streets a little more.

Yep. Italy is good.

pope country

Remember when I went to the smallest country in the world called The Vatican City and it's a country within the city of Rome? Yes, that is what happened to me and also where I had the coolest times ever because I saw the raddest art and churches.
I will list them and you raise your hand when you know what I'm talking about.
Lacoon.
School of Athens.
Caravaggio's Entombment.
Augustus statue.
Sistine Chapel.
Seriously awesome stuff. (You don't have to raise your hand here.)

And then we hung out in St. Peter's square (it's totally not a square, so I might be making up that that is the name of it) and ate sandwiches and candy facing St. Peter's.

St. Peter's is fantastic. And huger than I ever thought possible for a building. My eyes have a hard time focusing on giant things and it get overwhelmed and sometimes I lean so far back that I almost fall down backwards.

Absolutely beautiful inside. So ornate. And saw my favorite favorite statue.

And then trained it to Florence, which is basically the most magical place ever. Maybe I want to get proposed to in Florence. Don't judge till you see it.

That is outside the room of our hotel.

And this is the river. All the best cities have rivers running through the middle of them.

Florence is full of twisty turns, but everything leads to like four main plazas or the river. Because it's so much smaller than Rome, it's so much more manageable and all the sites are within walking distance to each other.

Florence rocks.