Benvenuto In Italia!
Since I last posted, I've moved on to Italy (I know, I'm a pretty lucky gal) and I am absolutely loving it here! The scenery is gorgeous, the weather is perfect and the food is amazing - what more could you want?
After leaving Berlin, I spent a few days in the beautiful Tuscan countryside with my aunt and uncle.
Reading poolside
Castiglione Fiorentino
Then on Saturday, I traveled to Florence to visit a friend who is doing study abroad here for the summer. My trip was not without its bumps - lets just say, do not book a room at the Florence Youth Hostel because, evidently, it does not exist. However, other than that minor hiccup, my time here has been absolutely amazing ... I have seen and done so much!
The Boboli Gardens
Tower of the Palazzo Vecchio
Gelato + The Galleria
The David ( I took about 9 million pictures)
The: when I go to fancy museums (aka the Uffizi) I like to make up internal dialogues for the people in the paintings and this girl's is "God, Mom. I told you I didn't want to get my portrait painted today"
Sunset on the Arno River
Everything has been so awesome and I do not want to leave! It's not that I don't miss everyone back home - I do. It's just that I've been having such a great time traveling, and meeting new people, and eating amazing food, and I'm not ready for that to end!
Alas, tomorrow I am boarding a plane and heading back to the U.S., but my time in Europe has been an absolutely unforgettable experience (and one I am so grateful to have been able to partake in) and hopefully my future will hold many return trips.
