It finally arrived. Our last weekend in Italy; I can’t quite comprehend how fast three months flew by. Alas this past weekend was extremely bitter sweet.
On Friday the class got up early and met at the train station at eight a.m. Once in Florence, our first stop was the Uffizi Museum. The Uffizi is one of the largest museums in the entire world, so we definitely had a long tour in front of us. Now – don’t get me wrong, I love art and totally respect the history of it – however, having already gone through this museum before, I would have rather spent my last days in Florence walking around the city and talking in the Italian culture I have come to love. After the Uffizi, we walked over the Ponte Vecchio to a restaurant for a classic big Italian lunch (complete with 4 courses and enough bread and wine to satisfy everyone completely). After lunch we ventured to the Studia Accademia, which is where the original David by Michelangelo is located. I was also lucky enough to have seen the David on my last trip to Italy, however I had totally forgotten how great his presence is as you come around the corner and he stands thirty yards in front of you. He is massive, and romantic and as cliché as it sounds – kind of takes your breath away.
Once the academic part of our trip was over, we made our way to our hostel (which was a fabulous two story private room complete with balcony), checked in, and then met up with all our other classmates. We did some light (…) afternoon shopping and then found, believe it or not – A MEXICAN RESTAURANT. We stopped in for pitchers of margaritas and Mexican cuisine, which actually satisfied our three-month craving.
After diner we got ready to go out on our last Friday night in Italy. It just happened to also be two friends in my program – Steph and Laine’s 21st birthdays. So we definitely intended to celebrate to the fullest. Our first stop was Shot Café. We all got great drinks, met some cool people from New York City, and enjoyed the last night our group would have to really let loose. Paris and I convinced the bar owner to play some hip-hop so we could begin our groove sesh. After Shot Café we went to Twice. Twice is a fun dance club. After about ten minutes of dancing, the DJ told Paris and I to dance in the VIP section – and we slowly brought our entire group in with us. It was wild! Finally, at about three-thirty a.m. my little feet were tired, and we decided to make our way back to the hostel.
The next morning we went for breakfast, and then proceeded to spend the entire day walking around Florence and picking up last minute gifts for friends and family. It truly was the perfect last weekend.
A Group of us at Shot Cafe!
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