Sam and I at a bar called Lochness on our second night in Firenze.
La mia nonna e la mia nonno! They could not be a more adorable Italian couple. Yesterday was nonno's 87th birthday and nonna is about 84. Nonna is so spunky and sweet and has such an enormous heart--not to mention she is an unbelievable cook! Nonno has a little bit of short-term memory loss--he loves his T.V., his jokes, and his wine :)
The beautiful view from the top of the Duomo. We climbed the steps at 5:00 so we heard the bells ring--AMAZING. We were able to see the city of Florence during the day and at night--it was such an incredible experience.
view during the day.
On our way up to the top of the Duomo (463 steps!) there was a portion of the walk that led us around the inside of the church, inside the dome. This is a picture of the ceiling which depicts the Last Judgement.
This is the Syracuse Florence campus--the Villa Rossa. There is a great courtyard in the middle of the main building--the red one on the left--and the library which was behind me when I took this. This courtyard is going to be a great place to study and just hang out.