exploring

Today, Devon and I went to the famous museum...the Uffizi!! I've never been a huge 'museum' person, but after having studied a few of the paintings in my art history class, I have a whole new appreciation for art. I really enjoyed looking at "the birth of venus" and "primavera", both of which I was familiar with before arriving in Italy. I was a little disappointed when I learned that the famous "David" is not in the Uffizi, but rather in l'Accademia. So sadly we didn't get to see the sculpture, but we'll go back soon enough. Palazzo issued us each a museum card which gives us free access to all of the museums, as well as a 'skip the line' pass. We spent about 3 solid hours in the museum and didn't even get through all of it!

A few more updates that I didn't mention in my previous post. We had our first appertivo experience! For those that don't know, appertivo is an Italian custom held at most restaurants where you go from 7-10 and pay x amount of euros and you get one cocktail and an assortment of unlimited appetizers. It was delicious, as well as a great way to taste different foods from the culture.

Additionally, we've been back to our restaurant [i'tarrochi...i finally remembered the name!] a ton of times and have continued to be showered with free stuff [desserts, champagne, wine, etc]. Sometime soon we'll ask the waiter his name and I'll probably propose, if Devon doesn't beat me to it.

food that i made for dinner one night!!

i'll make sure to post more photos in my upcoming blogs...i realize all of the text must get a little overwhelming at times. ciao, regazzis!!