day trips are awesome!

Greetings from Firenze on a Monday afternoon that is wet and cold. We have had a weather change around...its been warm, hot, and sticky since I arrived but right now it is pouring rain! Rainbow sandals just won't suffice anymore, but I wore them to school with yoga pants and a t-shirt because I am trying out a free pilates class this afternoon. Im excited because even with all the walking I do here, I still feel like I need to figure out how to get workouts in...and a friend told me this weekend that she asked the activities office about finding a pilates place and sure enough its 5 minutes from school and today is a free trial I guess!

Soo this Friday I went on an all-school trip to Assisi. It was very fun to explore the town! I had lunch with some girls at a good restaurant and we explored the town.

I wish I could post more pictures on here but they take a long time to upload, so check out my facebook for more pictures of Assisi and Cinque Terre!

Saturday I slept in, did, some homework, and since we don't get fed on weekends I found a cafe for a panino called Il Masaccio. I met my friend Maddy at school and then we headed down to the Uffizi to look at "Virgin and Child" by Giotto, Ducio, and Cimabue for a class. We wandered around the center for awhile afterwards, and getting in and out of the museum is kind of hectic but luckily our passes got us in for free. I have discovered my favorite gelato place thus far...I had cinnamon and after eight which is like a mint chip flavor. The gelateria is called Le Perignale gelateria artigeniale. Manja manja. I went out to dinner with some girls and had the best margherita pizza and a yummy salad. On Sunday, I woke up early and took the bus to the train station where I met many other people to go on a day trip to Cinque Terre whihc means 5 towns and we hiked though all the towns ( Southeast part of Ligurian coast). We even went in the water and laid out on the beach, had gelato (its kind of an everyday event) but the hiking was extensive and views were beautiful!!! I'm so glad I went and I highly recommend Cinque Terre for a day trip.