so i thought i'd try something a bit different and post an entry with photos to help illustrate some of the highlights of my trip thus far! before i begin, just wanted to give a few travel updates:
1) going to ROME this weekend for one of my friend's birthdays- so excited to be back in roma, even if only for a weekend, and am hoping i'll get an unofficial but in depth tour of the vatican from either coutney or mikefromohio [sorry to everyone that doesn't understand this: these are both inside jokes from a spring break trip to rome last year]
2) going to venice for canival!! i'm very excited to experience this festival and see all of the masks and costumes that accompany it!
3) spring break reminder: london --> dublin --> edinburgh!
4) copenhagen!! seriously can't wait to visit this country. i've heard such great things about it and am also looking forward to using the word hej [hi, in danish] appropriately
5) amalfi coast for easter! more details to follow, but definitely visiting capri, delphi and pompeii
6) paris- haven't booked this yet, but in the process of figuring out details now
7) if possible, we really want to go to prague. not entirely sure we'll be able to fit this into our schedule, but it's high up on our list of places to visit
8) one day in milan in early april to see a concert! everyone told me that if at all possible, try to go to a show when you're abroad. just so happens that a few artists i like are collaborating and performing a show merely 2 hours away! can't wait for this either!
this is the bridge that goes over the Arno that I cross to get home everyday. while the walk is still a bit on the long side, the view isn't half bad eh :)
One of the many famous cathedrals in Firenze, Santa Croce is a mere 6 minute walk across the bridge from my apartment. During the day it is a bustling piazza filled with street vendors and tourists but at night it's overflowing with americans and italians looking to have fun at a bar/club
San Lorenzo Leather Market! This is just one of the many stretches of vendors that line the streets of this area. In the very center of all of the shops is the Mercato Centrale, aka my second home. With red/yellow peppers as cheap as 1 euro a kilogram, I'm basically in heaven.
Food!! So as much as I would love to go out to eat every single night, neither my stomach nor wallet would appreciate it. SO, I've been trying my hand out in the kitchen a little bit. Featured above was family dinner #3, aka Eggplant Parm. Although it didn't hold a candle to my Mom's, it turned out really well and I enjoyed eating a vegetable other than zucchini/broccoli. My next endeavor tonight is with Brigid and Devon: SALSA! I'll post again with photos documenting...but I'm excited!
Speaking of which, thought I'd finally show a picture featuring one of my favorite dishes from my restaurant, I'Tarocchi. This is the famous Pear Ravioli, an absolute essential for anyone visiting Florence.
Just a few more photos- photo credit goes to the lovely Brigid. THIS is why I love Firenze
And with that, CIAO REGAZZIS!
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