Well I am back in Firenze now, and here I have been for a few days. It's very different from Rome in terms of overall cleanliness as well as culture. The people here are much nicer and there tons of beautiful women everywhere! The achitecture here is so cool, not as old as Rome but awe-inspiring nonetheless. I have seen so many sculptures (including David) and my favorite has got to be this one of Hercules beating the crap out of a centaur- i'll post it soon. There are lots of huge ornate churches, or, as someone once referred to them: big fuck-off churches. I have to mention the bridges, which again I will post as soon as I can. When I walked along the river or across any of the bridges I swear I felt as though I were in a painting- some kind of impressionist portrait like Monet or some other. The view here is absolutely stunning..
And now, a word on food: I
LOVE the food here!! Oh, so much more than Rome, and, since arriving I have accomplished one of my most-recently decided goals, which was to have a Cannoli- my favorite Italian desert. It is actually pronounced Cannolo in Italian (unless plural), but I must say that it was fabulous! Well worth the trip in itself.. Now, on to the wine... I have always heard about Tuscan wine and really-really wanted to give it a shot just to be able to say that I have had GOOD Tuscan wine. So... I splurged and bought a bottle of 2001 Chianti Classico for X euro and I have to say it was the most amazing wine that I have ever had. It was quite strong and knocked me off my ass, but it tasted so good! I drank it by the fiume (river) Arno along the bridges of Florence, just before it rained like crazy. I actually have some great pictures of the whole event, of which I am very fond and will post as soon as possible; what a great memory!
Now that I've parted ways with Rachel and have REALLY had to do everything on my own, I have to say that I think I am finally getting the hang of this whole travelling thing. So far, nothing incredibly bad has happened to me as of yet, but perhaps that is because I am so wary. Staying in hostels so far, I have heard some horror stories...!
I have a lot more planned for the future, so please... stay posted!